cause/create/leave a vacuum

idiom

: to leave an empty space : to create a situation when an important person or thing has gone and has not been replaced

Her death has caused/created/left a vacuum in our lives.

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Among them is an American isolation on global issues that would create a vacuum of international leadership. —Rob Picheta, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025

Many fear the cessation of U.S. funds could expose Washington’s allies — and create a vacuum that its foes could gladly seek to fill. —Aurel Obreja, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025

This sudden change can create a vacuum, leading to feelings of loss and stress. —John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025

Some managers may also prefer to keep high-performing employees in their current roles rather than promote them, fearing that their departure would create a vacuum in productivity. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025

The Axis will leave a vacuum that other unsavory forces could fill. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024

In Beirut, the disarray inside Hezbollah and the absence of a strong leader are likely to create a vacuum, Corn said. —Dan De Luce, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024

That would create a vacuum effect in the upper atmosphere that would help air from below to rise, strengthening a storm. —Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024

Withdrawing before such an arrangement is in place risks a catastrophe—a Turkish invasion that would lead to massive civilian displacement, fracture the SDF, and create a vacuum in which extremist groups such as ISIS would thrive. —Brett McGurk, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019