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
True to the designer’s ethos, the auction will be staged in a disused building at 81 Boulevard Voltaire, in the 11th arrondissement.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
The London Transport Museum offers tours as part of its Hidden London series, which visit secret spaces such as disused platforms.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
Adding to the friction, North Korea last month blew up sections of disused roads and railways that lead to the heavily militarized border.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Wraxall Yard in south west England has transformed a disused Dorset dairy farm into a community space, holiday lets and an educational smallholding.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
The London Transport Museum offers tours as part of its Hidden London series, which visit secret spaces such as disused platforms.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
Adding to the friction, North Korea last month blew up sections of disused roads and railways that lead to the heavily militarized border.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Wraxall Yard in south west England has transformed a disused Dorset dairy farm into a community space, holiday lets and an educational smallholding.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disused
Adjective
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Pier 92 remains derelict, and Pier 94 is being converted into movie studios (not maritime).—
Tom Fox,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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This particular object, a derelict upper stage from a Japanese H-IIA rocket, has been in orbit since 2009.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Fast forward: After three years, the site remains vacant, fenced and undeveloped.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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Inside the one-story cinder block building, three state health officials sat along a table at the front of the largely vacant room.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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A lot of people have this idea of the north as being cold and desolate, and maybe people, once upon a time, lived up there, but don't anymore.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Memphis rapper began the show with dramatics, rising on a giant platform with her back to the audience as a screen behind her projected the image of a desolate street.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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