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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Today, many are boarded up, lying forlorn and derelict or caught in legal tangles between former owners’ descendants; others have been demolished to make way for modern developments, with the antiques and timber sold off by owners.—
Kalpana Sunder,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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This season, the collection embraces the rough poetry of derelict architecture and the passing of time.—
Gemma A. Williams,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In her next fight, Shevchenko faced ex-women’s strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant flyweight title.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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And several blocks of tunnel below Chinatown, dug half a century ago for the Second Avenue subway, remain a vacant, unseen taunt.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 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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The food and atmosphere had people from across the city willing to venture to a desolate stretch of Bushwick.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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