devoid
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The composition is utterly still, devoid of human presence and enlivened only by fluttering harbor flags and the canvas’s scintillating pinpoints of color.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Interacting with an accountant can make you feel uneasy if you grew up in a household devoid of money talk.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
It is a passage of play devoid of Bob.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
During that era at least, Fischer said Lucas and Coppola seemed ”completely devoid of any self-awareness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
The McCandless home in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, is tastefully decorated, spotless, devoid of clutter.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing devoid
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 3
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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