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as in empty
not expressing any emotion
the teacher knew no one was paying attention when she looked out and saw all those blank faces
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as in devoid
lacking contents that could or should be present
the page of instructions actually turned out to be blank
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as in complete
having no exceptions or restrictions
his blank refusal to even consider my request for an unpaid leave of absence
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as in emptiness
empty space
a blank on the form for the patient's insurance policy number
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as in to ignore
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Recent Examples of blank
Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, there’s just a big, blank building with an equally nondescript name: Market Equities.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The blank extends from September 2 to September 19.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2024
Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2024
However, more than 100,000 of his owners have already transferred him out in the wake of Palmer blanking at home to his previous club Manchester City in Gameweek 1.
—Holly Shand, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Every collection needs a blank space to get started.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, there’s just a big, blank building with an equally nondescript name: Market Equities.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
The blank does not feature marks for the new Action Button or Capture Button, instead relying on a more traditional side-button approach.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The blank extends from September 2 to September 19.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
King’s Academy blanked St. Andrew’s 13-0 in its opener last week.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2024
However, more than 100,000 of his owners have already transferred him out in the wake of Palmer blanking at home to his previous club Manchester City in Gameweek 1.
—Holly Shand, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Elsewhere, many parts of the capital were empty and shops were closed.ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ABBY SEWELL, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
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But Mara may not need any coaxing to make sweeping change if the stadium is empty on Sunday and the Giants get blown out by Bergen Catholic-product Darren Rizzi, Derek Carr and Alvin Kamara.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
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The medication has hallucinogenic effects that alter the perception of sight and sound and cause users to feel devoid from pain and out of control of their surroundings.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2023
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With restaurants closed, and a complete ban on having people outside of your bubble—let alone chefs—in your home, their entire business model disappeared overnight.Lela London, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Trump allies had been concerned that a successful effort to derail Hegseth’s candidacy would empower opposition to other nominees, undermining his projections of complete dominance of the party.Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Creel died on Monday, Sept. 30, at the age of 48 amid treatment for a rare and aggressive form of cancer called metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Being certified as an adjudicator by the National Dance Council America means your expertise in the art form is so wide-ranging and highly regarded that you're granted the ability to judge other professionals in national competitions.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Spider-Man is too big a property, with far too much potential and too many fantastic stories to tell, for Sony to ignore the value of any property for long, regardless of the shelving of the SSU for now.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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But key architects of the British and American working classes ignored efforts to fuse the labor and abolitionist movements and instead linked labor militancy to white suffering.Gunther Peck / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, due to an unseasonably warm year with no snow, the town is vacant and tourists have all chosen other destinations.Keith Langston, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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With a priceless historic apartment in her family’s possession that was finally vacant after decades, the decision was clear.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Compounded with inconsistent datasets almost always full of excessive standard deviations and utter apathy toward innovation, a viable environmental policy simply cannot survive (let alone thrive) in such conditions.Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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There are two stories here, one about Ubisoft and one about the larger market. 2024 has been an utter disaster for Ubisoft.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Hoosiers celebrating winter holidays with gift giving and other merriment may not know what to do with the leftover bows, boxes, wrapping paper and other waste, but there are environmentally friendly options.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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Set a cooling rack onto a piece of parchment paper to catch any drips.Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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