as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
a disused warehouse that had become a den for drug dealers
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Recent Examples of disused
The Barnham site lies in a disused clay pit in Suffolk, UK, preserving traces of the period around 427,000 to 415,000 years ago.
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Jay Kakade
december 30, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
Colonial Pipeline said its network had been accessed via a compromised password that was linked to a disused virtual private networking account used for remote access.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The venue was a disused Anglican church where Lediņš had been hosting a discothèque.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jay Kakade
december 30, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
Colonial Pipeline said its network had been accessed via a compromised password that was linked to a disused virtual private networking account used for remote access.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The venue was a disused Anglican church where Lediņš had been hosting a discothèque.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disused
Adjective
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And later, the inquisitive head of a couple of snappers (don’t point too close) draws multiple onlookers on the boardwalk, which is sometimes eerily deserted but sometimes requires single-file trekking.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Vicky's patrol car was found deserted at a local shopping center, and the pair fled in an orange 2007 Ford Edge.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Born on May 13, 1958, in California, Sheets appeared on 163 episodes of Storage Wars between 2010 and 2023, vying with other buyers of abandoned and unopened storage lockers being auctioned.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.—
Alyce McFadden,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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When Ken Fulk and Kurt Wootton purchased what would become Durham Ranch—named after one of their dogs—the California wine country property was in disrepair, with a derelict 1940s ranch house and a handful of rickety outbuildings.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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This stretch of the park, an object of fascination for Urbano, contains an array of a hundred or so different models of public gaslights, now obsolete and semi-derelict.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For example, with more vacant downtown office space on the market, the city should work to bring more office-to-housing conversion projects online.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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That council seat was vacant for less than six weeks.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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Introducing the setting with a majestic crane shot (particularly immersive in 3D), his camera soars above the cave and surveys the desolate landscape.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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For myself, having a Wrangler is the perfect vehicle to just drive these desolate roads.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Customers adjust plans A number of travelers did not get the shutdown message, arriving instead late Saturday morning at a vacated Spirit departure area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International’s Terminal 4.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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If the Bills are looking to find a fullback type to fill the vacated Reggie Gilliam role, Nowakowski could be an interesting name to monitor.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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