empty of
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: completely without (something)
The arena was empty of spectators.
The streets are now empty of traffic.
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The show had an opportunity to push back against the stereotype that middle-aged women, and mothers in particular, are both undesirable and empty of desire themselves.
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
But in Jane Austen’s original novel, the scene occurs inside, empty of any steady downpours or rolling hills in the background.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The graves were empty of human occupants―the skeletons having crumbled to dust in the area's acidic soil―but dozens of metal objects belonging to the dead were discovered.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Markets are empty of most fresh vegetables and painkillers and antibiotics are being rationed, the BBC reported on April 3.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
But in Jane Austen’s original novel, the scene occurs inside, empty of any steady downpours or rolling hills in the background.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The graves were empty of human occupants―the skeletons having crumbled to dust in the area's acidic soil―but dozens of metal objects belonging to the dead were discovered.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Markets are empty of most fresh vegetables and painkillers and antibiotics are being rationed, the BBC reported on April 3.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Empty of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20of. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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