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as in unadjusted
not having acquired a habit or tolerance
the runner's performance suffered because he was unused to running at such high elevations
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as in new
recently made and never used before
preferred to start with unused pencils
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as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
is there an unused cubicle that the temp could work out of?
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Recent Examples of unused
The idea is to create an infrastructure scheme for an unused area of Earth that can be mined for a potentially rich region that doesn’t exist yet.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
Newsom said that of the $2.5 billion offered to Los Angeles after the fires, more than $1 billion remained unused.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
If the 5,000 square feet of interior living space doesn’t seem like quite enough, the building has another 3,000 square feet of unused air rights, giving you the option to build up another four stories.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2025
Two months ago, airport officials took an unused room and transformed it into a $250,000 children’s play area, Reynolds said.
—Destiny Torres, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
Newsom said that of the $2.5 billion offered to Los Angeles after the fires, more than $1 billion remained unused.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
If the 5,000 square feet of interior living space doesn’t seem like quite enough, the building has another 3,000 square feet of unused air rights, giving you the option to build up another four stories.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2025
Two months ago, airport officials took an unused room and transformed it into a $250,000 children’s play area, Reynolds said.
—Destiny Torres, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unused
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Compared with other parts of California, San Diego County was in the middle of the pack with its unadjusted rate of 4%.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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More Boxing News: Mike Tyson Teases WWE Return Pacquiao's $575 million in career earnings, unadjusted, ranks him third all-time in combat sports athlete purses, behind only Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s $1.52 billion and Mike Tyson's $965 million.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The webcast is available on its website and on social media platform X. Coverage will also be available on SpaceX's new X TV app.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The series invites young adventurers to explore the joys and challenges of moving to new places, meeting new people, discovering different cultures and building lasting friendships.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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The cause of the blaze has not been determined, but the company has acknowledged that it may have been sparked by a faulty dormant power line operated by Edison.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Perhaps the Flyers believe that a certain segment of the fan base that’s been dormant through what has been a mostly incompetent decade will awaken with the return of one of the organization’s most popular all-time players now running the day-to-day operations at ice level.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The works of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson had remained unadapted to feature film until Denzel Washington took on the challenge of bringing Fences to the big screen.—
Kevin Jacobsen and Sammi Burke,
EW.com,
17 Nov. 2023
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Sure, there have been a few adaptation attempts over the years (e.g. 2012's Tiger Eyes, 1978's Forever, and the '90s series Fudge), but to this day, some of her most beloved books remain unadapted.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2023
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But the Lions scored three times in the top of the third off USD starter Cal Scolari.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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As the Cubs, winners in seven of their last nine, head into an off day Thursday, here are three takeaways from their second straight series victory.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Invulnerability spread from the wounds for a hand’s span in all directions, an unaccustomed condition for human flesh, causing a burning pain.—
Nell Zink,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Horses aren’t unaccustomed to starting gates, but Derby horses are only 3 years old; many have only raced a handful of times.—
Dana O'Neil,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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What made the biggest difference in her journey was intermittent fasting, and sticking to clean foods through her fresh food delivery service.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The producers of the Peppa Pig series promise fresh storylines and new characters after the family has grown to five members with Evie’s arrival.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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Sadly, the Skirvin closed its doors in the late '80s and sat vacant for two decades.—
Anne Roderique-Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Big cities like Dallas, Denver, Chicago, Houston, New York, Miami and San Francisco are also being hit by the effects of vacant office buildings.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unused. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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