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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The underused backlot isn’t large enough for a World of Pandora — but there’s plenty of space if Walt Disney Imagineering pushes the boundaries of the land out into the Disneyland bus depot along Harbor Boulevard.
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Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
The skate park at West National Avenue and South Eighth Street, which uses part of an underused parking lot beneath I-94, would get lighting, fencing and other improvements costing $100,000.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
There is, however, a widespread and underused class of real estate that holds the potential to make a dent in this figure.
—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
Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
The skate park at West National Avenue and South Eighth Street, which uses part of an underused parking lot beneath I-94, would get lighting, fencing and other improvements costing $100,000.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
There is, however, a widespread and underused class of real estate that holds the potential to make a dent in this figure.
—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
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“Underused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underused. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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