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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
Only a few days into quarantine, a loathsome instant classic of Hollywood vacuity had been born.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
The transpersonal quality of great art has its dark side in the vacuity of hotel paintings, Muzak, and formulaic paperback novels.
—Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
Beckmann renders the physical and psychical trauma in drawings and works on paper made in the years just after the war: A disfigured soldier rides a tram with a bandage wrapped across his face, probably hiding the vacuity that was once his nose.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
His article in Harper’s has something of Joan Didion’s wry bemusement about the vacuity of modern celebrity.
—Alexander Nazaryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
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The boy jerks his head as if to wake himself, turns around abruptly and looks the other way, even though there’s nothing special to see besides darkness and emptiness, which is where a living eye should never look.—
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Grogan isn’t alone in feeling the emptiness that can follow a massive milestone.—
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Their midweight thickness offers enough cushion for miles of walking through the streets of New York City, without causing sweat.—
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The thickness of this layer causes light interference effects, giving the fabric a vivid purple appearance similar to the colors seen in soap bubbles.—
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There are currently two vacancies on the Budget and Finance Commission, which advises the City Council on the city budget.—
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Following the vacancy order, some Alliance Bank Center businesses, like taco and ice cream shop Rico’s on Wabasha, closed entirely.—
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Anua Niacinamide 10 + TXA 4 Serum The first line of defense this serum targets is dullness.—
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Fraxel can improve the skin’s overall appearance, addressing everything from uneven tone and dullness to age spots to acne scars and wrinkles.—
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And, with regular use (day or night, once a day), the serum promises to boost hair density, reduce shedding, and energize the scalp.—
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New York City New York tops the list because shopping here runs on momentum and insider routes, and nowhere else in the US offers the same density of flagship polish, niche discovery, and time-sensitive access in a single day.—
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Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.—
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So please excuse my ignorance and stupidity here, but.—
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That’s how stupidity often is—causing problems, but also presenting opportunities.—
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After all, the best homes are born out of slowness rather than speed.—
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But smaller and niche-y vendors have been reluctant to ship the company this year given the retailer’s slowness in paying, leaving it without enough on its floors to regain sales.—
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“Vacuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuity. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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