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vogue n. 1 fashion, mode, style, look, taste, trend, rage, craze,<br />

last word, dernier cri, (latest) thing, Colloq fad, the latest:<br />

Black leather boots were in vogue once again. 2 popularity,<br />

favour, preference, acceptance, currency, prevalence,<br />

fashionableness: They are capitalizing on the vogue for torn<br />

jeans.<br />

voice n. 1 speech, utterance, articulation, words, expression: Keith<br />

found it difficult to give voice to his innermost thoughts. 2<br />

share, part, vote, participation, say, decision, option, turn,<br />

chance: As a junior member of the board, Nicholas had no voice<br />

in major decisions. 3 spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson,<br />

representative, agent, agency, instrument; organ, medium,<br />

vehicle, forum, publication: Throughout his time in government,<br />

Logan had served as the voice of the miners. The Clarion views<br />

itself as the voice of all the people, though it actually<br />

represents only a few.<br />

--v. 4 express, utter, articulate, enunciate, present,<br />

verbalize, put into words, give utterance or voice or expression<br />

or vent to, communicate, convey, declare, assert, make known,<br />

reveal, disclose, raise, bring up, air: I must voice my<br />

misgivings about the step you are planning to take.<br />

void adj. 1 null and void, invalid, not (legally) binding,<br />

inoperative, unenforceable, ineffectual, futile, ineffective,<br />

vain, unavailing, idle, useless, pointless, bootless: Owing to<br />

irregularities, the election was declared void. If a card is<br />

turned face-up, the deal is void. 2 empty, vacant, unoccupied,<br />

unused, unutilized, unfilled, blank, clear; deserted: It is up<br />

to the council to appoint new members as places become void. 3<br />

void of. devoid of, without, lacking, destitute of: The man was<br />

utterly void of imagination. In a minute, the room was void of<br />

people.<br />

--n. 4 emptiness, vacantness, vacuum, blankness, nothingness:<br />

Without a word, he leaped off the edge and plunged into the<br />

void. 5 space, niche, slot, opening, place, vacancy, gap,<br />

emptiness: Who will fill the void left by Edgar's departure?<br />

--v. 6 nullify, annul, cancel, delete, disannul, declare or<br />

render null and void, invalidate, quash, vacate, discharge,<br />

abandon, disestablish, neutralize, disenact, set or put aside,

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