dis·use
(ˌ)dis-ˈyüs 
dish-
: cessation of use or practice
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Noun
The room was dusty from disuse.
since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy
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Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
The old building logo was taken apart to create side tables, while disused seating and other objects were upcycled to become iconic artwork and furniture pieces such as the ladder and newspaper chairs.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
The nation’s highest court has never ruled on Section 3, which fell into disuse after the 1870s, when most former Confederates were allowed back into government by congressional action.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
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Verb
The site, which features historic cabins and disused trout ponds, has a long history.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
The old building logo was taken apart to create side tables, while disused seating and other objects were upcycled to become iconic artwork and furniture pieces such as the ladder and newspaper chairs.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Noun
And devotion, for the male anglerfish, means gripping on with his teeth to her underside until their bodies fuse together, his eyes fall into disuse, and their bloodstreams become one.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
The nation’s highest court has never ruled on Section 3, which fell into disuse after the 1870s, when most former Confederates were allowed back into government by congressional action.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Disuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disuse. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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