create a vacuum

Frequency: 7.813.5 per million words

to cause a situation where there is a lack of something important

vacuumVERB + NOUN

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Examples (10)

  • The sudden resignation of the director created a leadership vacuum.
  • The pump works to create a vacuum inside the glass jar.
  • Withdrawing the troops risked creating a security vacuum.
  • The collapse of the old regime created a political vacuum.
  • Silence from management created an information vacuum.
  • You need to create a vacuum to preserve the food properly.
  • His departure created a vacuum in the team structure.
  • The laboratory equipment is designed to create a high vacuum.
  • The lack of regulation created a legal vacuum.
  • The scandal created a moral vacuum in the administration.