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as in void
utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected
the so-called comedy is totally devoid of intelligence, originality, and even laughs
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as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present
the picnic jug was completely devoid of juice after only a few minutes
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Recent Examples of devoid
Low and steady, devoid of emotion or singsongy nature…most of us don't even want our leaders to sound like that anymore!
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Emily Leibert, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023
The Texans faced criticism for firing two Black coaches after just one season with rosters devoid of any stars and lacking much talent.
—Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
Even our Moon is a hazardous, desolate place — devoid of atmosphere, and lacking protection from a constant rain of radiation emitted by our Sun.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
What really appealed to me the idea of our experience of that, at the time, was these photographs completely devoid of context.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2022
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Emily Leibert, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023
The Texans faced criticism for firing two Black coaches after just one season with rosters devoid of any stars and lacking much talent.
—Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
Even our Moon is a hazardous, desolate place — devoid of atmosphere, and lacking protection from a constant rain of radiation emitted by our Sun.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
What really appealed to me the idea of our experience of that, at the time, was these photographs completely devoid of context.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2022
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Search is void in the Balkans, Belarus, Burma, Cote D’ivoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe and where prohibited by law.TIME.com, TIME.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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And 90% of the movie, including stuff that’s like interdimensional void stuff, all was actually at that farm.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2024
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To the empty wok, add the remaining vegetable oil, the garlic, ginger, and scallions and stir-fry until fragrant, 30–60 seconds.Lois Goh, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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There were cigarettes on the bar, empty glasses on the back tables, and only a dozen guests left at Sid Gold’s Request Room.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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The result is a barren playa, wide swaths of sand and earth.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
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In his latest novel, Annihilation, his protagonists wander through that barren world, disoriented, looking vainly for an exit.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Devoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devoid. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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