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as in emptiness
empty space
the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert
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as in vacancy
the quality or state of being empty
the vacuity of the house after everyone had moved out was both striking and depressing
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as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the monumental vacuity of the starlet's comments on the important issues of the day
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Recent Examples of vacuity
For decades, the industry and the media have mistaken Anderson’s introverted nature for vacuity.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements.
—Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
Kaokept, who charms as the Balladeer, recedes into sympathetic vacuity when playing Oswald.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
Meanwhile, traffic still roars over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, and visitors must still cross the dispiriting vacuity of Virginia Avenue to get to the center.
—Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements.
—Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
Kaokept, who charms as the Balladeer, recedes into sympathetic vacuity when playing Oswald.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
Meanwhile, traffic still roars over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, and visitors must still cross the dispiriting vacuity of Virginia Avenue to get to the center.
—Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
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Amaral began using horsehair as a material in the late 1960s, exploiting its natural stiffness which enabled her to scale up her work, for example with ‘Gran Muro’ (‘Great Wall’) which features strips of different lengths and thicknesses stitched onto a cotton backing.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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One theory is that, even though male athletes tend to be taller and heavier than female athletes, the maximum midsole thickness of 40 millimetres (about 1.6 inches) imposed by World Athletics is the same for everyone.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
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According to Forbes, New York City’s rent vacancy dropped to 1.41% in 2023, the lowest vacancy rate since 1968.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Johnny Sauter will step in to fill the vacancy by driving the No. 66 ThorSport Racing Ford F-150.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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As part of the proposal that the City Council will consider Tuesday, Mahan and Councilmembers Dev Davis and Pam Foley have asked city staff to develop a process with clear submission requirements and objective criteria for evaluating project proposals, such as density levels or housing production.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Passenger density also adds another layer of difficulty.Julie Song, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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But in Judge’s intentionally crass lament (which somehow becomes more prescient and troublesome by the day), our rampant national boorishness and stupidity was sort of the point.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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The problem lies in the stupidity of the is original spec.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Vacuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuity. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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