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as in emptiness
empty space
the vast vacancy that exists between our solar system and the nearest star having its own orbiting planets
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as in vacuum
the quality or state of being empty
the vacancy of the cavernous gymnasium was eerily apparent to me as I shot baskets alone
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Recent Examples of vacancy
The latest figure, for December, showed 140,000 federal government job vacancies, roughly in line with the monthly average over the term of former President Joe Biden.
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Dan Burns, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
That way, the union says, more experienced officers would stay on the force, reducing turnover and vacancies.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
The labor groups say the university is stifling workers’ freedom to organize around affordability issues and staff vacancies after contracts between the union and UC system expired last year.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Sky-high building vacancies, slumping rents and widening loan delinquencies have coalesced to force owners of Bay Area office buildings to navigate a forbidding economic landscape.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dan Burns, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
That way, the union says, more experienced officers would stay on the force, reducing turnover and vacancies.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
The labor groups say the university is stifling workers’ freedom to organize around affordability issues and staff vacancies after contracts between the union and UC system expired last year.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Sky-high building vacancies, slumping rents and widening loan delinquencies have coalesced to force owners of Bay Area office buildings to navigate a forbidding economic landscape.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Vacancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacancy. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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