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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This sudden change can create a vacuum, leading to feelings of loss and stress.
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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
And because these two groups govern territory, destroying or weakening them might create a vacuum that even more radical groups might fill.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
But that may only leave a vacuum to be filled by the next glittery charlatan to catch the media’s attention.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
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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
And because these two groups govern territory, destroying or weakening them might create a vacuum that even more radical groups might fill.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
But that may only leave a vacuum to be filled by the next glittery charlatan to catch the media’s attention.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Cause/create/leave a vacuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cause%2Fcreate%2Fleave%20a%20vacuum. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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