devoid of

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: not having (something usual or expected) : completely without (something)
He is devoid of (any) ambition.
The landscape seems to be completely devoid of life.

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Wells' family and their lawyers disputed the grand jury's findings, pointing to unexplained bruising on the back of his head and noting that his airways and stomach were devoid of water. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Garfield’s Altman can show affection in a world devoid of it. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026 Those first examples were devoid of plants or animals and had developed in an atmosphere without oxygen. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Gorgoni shot his images in the snow, endowing Shift with a stark graphic identity devoid of human occupancy. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for devoid of

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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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