as in vacant
not being used, filled up, or lived in
an unoccupied house About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started. A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
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Recent Examples of unoccupied
For smaller shows, organizers can draw a curtain to cut off unoccupied sections of the room.
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Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
By Friday afternoon, the 344 fire, as it was dubbed by Florida’s Forest Service, had ravaged more than 26,000 acres but state and local firefighters had managed to contain it to unoccupied wetlands.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Baltimore firefighters called to contain a large blaze in the 2200 block of North Fulton Avenue early Friday morning closely followed a policy for personnel entering unoccupied dwellings that was instituted after the fatal Stricker Street fire.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2025
The key would be to make clear that the protections of Article 5 extend only to the unoccupied portions of Ukraine.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
By Friday afternoon, the 344 fire, as it was dubbed by Florida’s Forest Service, had ravaged more than 26,000 acres but state and local firefighters had managed to contain it to unoccupied wetlands.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Baltimore firefighters called to contain a large blaze in the 2200 block of North Fulton Avenue early Friday morning closely followed a policy for personnel entering unoccupied dwellings that was instituted after the fatal Stricker Street fire.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2025
The key would be to make clear that the protections of Article 5 extend only to the unoccupied portions of Ukraine.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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The 27-year-old Ennis (33-0-0-1 with 29 knockouts) won the vacant IBF interim welterweight crown in January 2023 with a unanimous decision victory over Karen Chukhadzhian.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The now vacant patch of land is roughly a mile west of Interstate 35W, within walking distance of a post office, a gas station, a high school and miles of subdivisions.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These bottles can be flattened when empty, conserving valuable luggage space and expanded when needed.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But Smith is quick to point out that the facility won’t just sit empty between private driving days.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This unique legislation authorized American citizens to claim uninhabited islands containing guano deposits anywhere in the world on behalf of the United States.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Communities on the Israeli side of the border, however, remain largely uninhabited, with few civilians returning.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2024
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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