vacuum
noun
a space entirely devoid of matter.
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, workers in rubber pants roamed the water with vacuums that sucked up the algae in neat rows.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Superconducting circuits use metals cooled to near absolute zero; trapped ions are suspended in vacuums and manipulated by lasers.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Lithium-ion batteries have become exceedingly common amid a proliferation of chargeable electronics, including smartphones, laptops, headphones, e-cigarettes, vacuums and e-bikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
Instead, what they reliably create is destruction, and destruction generates its own dynamics: rallying among the population, power vacuums, radicalization and cycles of retaliation.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
Alma’s mother begins to whistle as she vacuums right beside where his face is resting, and then she turns off the vacuum with her foot.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
