as in emptiness
the quality or state of being empty
there's a melancholy air of vacantness that seems to hang over a beach town during the long lull of winter
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vacancy
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Cooper also brought up the passing of Proposition 36, funding for courthouse staff and a significant vacancy rate among the department.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025 -
National Guard members were concentrated primarily in facilities in the north and in the Panhandle, where vacancy rates have been disproportionately high.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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“Vacantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacantness. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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