untenanted
adjective
un·ten·ant·ed
ˌən-ˈte-nən-təd 
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The boundaries of private property become a little porous, with authorized and unauthorized hunting on untenanted land, curious house-peeping and bushwhacking, and the unabashed use of summer residents’ undrained pools.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
The white apartments were clean as picked bone and appeared to be untenanted—there were no cars.
—Kevin Barry, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
The white apartments were clean as picked bone and appeared to be untenanted—there were no cars.
—Kevin Barry, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
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“Untenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untenanted. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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