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 are several questions Imperial Beach does not have answers to, such as how much property tax and investment has been lost and how many underused or vacant lands could have been developed if not for water quality impacts, said City Manager Tyler Foltz.
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
Radio Garden is the most unbelievable (and admittedly underused) on the page.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 2 June 2024
The legislative body recently passed a master plan after four years of delay and months of debate over whether to include specific development areas that the planning department said would allow the county to repurpose underused, aging strip malls and shopping centers for housing.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
An Inland Empire glut of underused warehouses is contributing to valuation pressures for Sun Life Financial Inc.’s US investment properties.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
Radio Garden is the most unbelievable (and admittedly underused) on the page.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 2 June 2024
The legislative body recently passed a master plan after four years of delay and months of debate over whether to include specific development areas that the planning department said would allow the county to repurpose underused, aging strip malls and shopping centers for housing.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
An Inland Empire glut of underused warehouses is contributing to valuation pressures for Sun Life Financial Inc.’s US investment properties.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
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“Underused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underused. Accessed 19 Jun. 2024.
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