uninhabited
adjective
un·in·hab·it·ed
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-təd 
: not occupied or lived in by people : not inhabited
an uninhabited island/house
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These small uninhabited aerial vehicles have undeniably changed the character of warfare.
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David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Israeli forces have destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced about 90% of its population and in recent weeks have transformed more than half of the coastal territory into a military buffer zone that includes the now mostly uninhabited southern city of Rafah.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The reef is uninhabited, except for a navy garrison stationed aboard a rusting warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, which the country deliberately grounded in 1999 to stake its claim.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Shawn LaTourette, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, said the damage is expected to spread, but in uninhabited forest areas.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Israeli forces have destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced about 90% of its population and in recent weeks have transformed more than half of the coastal territory into a military buffer zone that includes the now mostly uninhabited southern city of Rafah.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The reef is uninhabited, except for a navy garrison stationed aboard a rusting warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, which the country deliberately grounded in 1999 to stake its claim.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Shawn LaTourette, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, said the damage is expected to spread, but in uninhabited forest areas.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabited. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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