voids 1 of 2

noun

plural of void
1
as in vacancies
empty space those ancient travelers who traversed those vast watery voids between the islands of Oceania

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2
as in gaps
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) the client wanted an old-fashioned stone wall and did not want the voids filled in with mortar

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voids

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verb

present tense third-person singular of void
1
as in abolishes
to put an end to by formal action the court's decision voided the will the cashier voided the sale when the customer realized his wallet was at home

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2
as in empties
to remove the contents of the seller has promised to void the house of all furniture

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Recent Examples of voids
Noun
Independent bottlers fill these voids, and also often have old stocks from distilleries that have gone under and no longer exist at all, representing the opportunity for enthusiasts to try things that would others not exist. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Researchers found that the solar wind experiments created tiny voids within the mineral structure. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026 Carolina had to 1) identify its own strengths, 2) pinpoint ways to expand on them, 3) scout (and acquire) players to fill those voids, and then 4) get the best out of them. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 June 2026 The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026 Even if giant, enormous voids with no stars and galaxies in them at all did exist, this structure couldn’t possibly be one of those. — Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026 A week after the collapse, KDKA Investigates learned about pre-existing conditions in the roads throughout the borough, likely from aging infrastructure, where small voids have popped up under the surface. — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 That disaster killed not just elite athletes but also their coaches, leaving seismic voids in US figure skating for generations to come. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
Modding the glasses is against the terms of service, which voids your warranty. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026 What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty? — Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 16 May 2026 The agencies’ responses come in the wake of a new Kansas law that voids the state identification documents of roughly 1,800 trans Kansans who have changed their gender markers. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026 The Heat would avoid that payment, and subsequent regular payments, only if Silver voids his contract and expels him from the league. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voids
  1. vacancies
  2. gaps
  3. abolishes
  4. empties
  5. blanks
  6. holes
  7. repeals
  8. crevices
Noun
  • Which means, of course, that our property tax revenue from said vacancies is dwindling — if Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle ever gets the bills out.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Alston is a Broward native who served as an appointee of Ron DeSantis to fill vacancies on the Broward County Commission and Broward School Board.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacancies
Noun
  • Newcastle United have five days until the start of their season and still have lots of gaps to fill in their squad.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Those provisions give the inspector general new authority to temporarily withhold portions of his reports that reveal security risks, fraud-detection gaps or pending litigation.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of gaps
Verb
  • The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries that abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of abolishes
Verb
  • That access can be a convenience for paying bills, or a problem if one owner empties the account without the other’s agreement.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Eufy Omni C20 vacuum and mop offers a hands-free clean with an Omni Station that automatically empties dust, plus washes and dries its own mop pads.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of empties
Noun
  • Baffled residents, who don’t know whether their data have been stolen or compromised, have been trying their best to fill in the blanks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Friends filled in the blanks, painting Roberts, a web developer and clutch early digital-ad adviser, as the Marty Ginsburg to Ocasio-Cortez’s RBG.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of blanks
Noun
  • Scheffler only hit one green in regulation through the opening five holes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The hex storage cube printed well, with the pre-tuned retraction settings working well on the myriad tiny interspaced holes.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of holes
Verb
  • The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Definition of repeals
Noun
  • However, the way those handles are attached to the cooking pot also create a few more crevices for moisture and reside to hide.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Moray eels and octopuses sometimes emerge from rocky crevices, while juvenile sharks may glide through the pool.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of crevices

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“Voids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voids. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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