underused
adjective
un·der·used
ˌən-dər-ˈyüzd 
: not fully used : having more potential than is currently being realized or utilized
underused land
an underused actress
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There is, however, a widespread and underused class of real estate that holds the potential to make a dent in this figure.
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Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Those include $68 million for three major streetscape projects and $63 million for tax incentives to convert vacant or underused office spaces into residential or other uses.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The reality has been complicated at best, with new housing and major public developments like CHS Field and Allianz Field constructed by commercial spaces that remain near-vacant or heavily underused.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2024
The value of many buildings has plummeted as millions of workers have stuck with pandemic-era remote working, leaving vast tranches of office space vacant or underused.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
Because multiple nonprofit theaters are now saddled with underused theaters, the boundaries are blurring.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
That latter point reflects the Stadium Freeway's underused condition.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Local and federal lawmakers are also looking at additional ways to subsidize affordable housing development and to repurpose vacant offices and underused church land for housing.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
At a bar one evening, he’s approached by a private investigator (a criminally underused Bokeem Woodbine), who mistakes Tom for a friend of his wealthy client’s son.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Those include $68 million for three major streetscape projects and $63 million for tax incentives to convert vacant or underused office spaces into residential or other uses.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The reality has been complicated at best, with new housing and major public developments like CHS Field and Allianz Field constructed by commercial spaces that remain near-vacant or heavily underused.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2024
The value of many buildings has plummeted as millions of workers have stuck with pandemic-era remote working, leaving vast tranches of office space vacant or underused.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
Because multiple nonprofit theaters are now saddled with underused theaters, the boundaries are blurring.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
That latter point reflects the Stadium Freeway's underused condition.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Local and federal lawmakers are also looking at additional ways to subsidize affordable housing development and to repurpose vacant offices and underused church land for housing.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
At a bar one evening, he’s approached by a private investigator (a criminally underused Bokeem Woodbine), who mistakes Tom for a friend of his wealthy client’s son.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Underused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underused. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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