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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After Trump imposed tariffs on uninhabited Antarctic islands, critics adopted seized penguins as protest mascots.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Witnesses have said the shootings all occurred at the Flag Roundabout, about half a mile from one of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's distribution sites in the now mostly uninhabited southern city of Rafah.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Megafauna predators like wolves and big cats would spread pretty quickly back across the newly uninhabited planet.
—Tim Weed
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The flow moved away from a group of tourists visiting the summit area, heading instead toward the Valle del Leone and the Valle del Bove, both uninhabited areas.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Witnesses have said the shootings all occurred at the Flag Roundabout, about half a mile from one of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's distribution sites in the now mostly uninhabited southern city of Rafah.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Megafauna predators like wolves and big cats would spread pretty quickly back across the newly uninhabited planet.
—Tim Weed
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The flow moved away from a group of tourists visiting the summit area, heading instead toward the Valle del Leone and the Valle del Bove, both uninhabited areas.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabited. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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