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 men were taken for interrogation to a filtration camp in a disused factory, where their commander was beaten within earshot of the whole unit.
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Carlotta Gall Daniel Berehulak, New York Times, 20 June 2023
Even in her final year of life -- 1997 -- Diana risked everything to walk through a field of disused but active land mines in Angola where thousands risked their lives every day because stepping in the wrong place could mean losing their life or, at best, their limbs.
—Max Foster, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
Istria is by hiking or cycling the Parenzana Trail, which follows the winding route of a disused railway line for about 80 miles.
—Mary Novakovich, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
And in a closet in his disused private office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023
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Carlotta Gall Daniel Berehulak, New York Times, 20 June 2023
Even in her final year of life -- 1997 -- Diana risked everything to walk through a field of disused but active land mines in Angola where thousands risked their lives every day because stepping in the wrong place could mean losing their life or, at best, their limbs.
—Max Foster, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
Istria is by hiking or cycling the Parenzana Trail, which follows the winding route of a disused railway line for about 80 miles.
—Mary Novakovich, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
And in a closet in his disused private office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disused
Adjective
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But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
2 Jan. 2025
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A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Abbey in the Oakwood is similarly enigmatic, featuring a derelict cemetery with tilting tombstones and the ruins of a church amid leafless trees, as is Greifswald in Moonlight, a nighttime scene of fishing vessels at low tide with a German city in the haze.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The club left behind a wealth of memories along with a site that then lay derelict for two years, with travellers setting up home in the car park.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
12 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Her council seat would become vacant and filled by appointment, requiring the vote of at least four council members within 30 days.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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The vacant site owned by Wellstar suddenly became a lucrative opportunity for developers looking to cash in on its prime location in the booming Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Although Mars is known for being a dry and desolate desert, its landscape hasn’t always been so hostile.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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At first glance, the entire landscape looked grim and desolate.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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