as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
a disused warehouse that had become a den for drug dealers
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Recent Examples of disused
True to the designer’s ethos, the auction will be staged in a disused building at 81 Boulevard Voltaire, in the 11th arrondissement.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
The London Transport Museum offers tours as part of its Hidden London series, which visit secret spaces such as disused platforms.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
Adding to the friction, North Korea last month blew up sections of disused roads and railways that lead to the heavily militarized border.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Wraxall Yard in south west England has transformed a disused Dorset dairy farm into a community space, holiday lets and an educational smallholding.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
The London Transport Museum offers tours as part of its Hidden London series, which visit secret spaces such as disused platforms.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
Adding to the friction, North Korea last month blew up sections of disused roads and railways that lead to the heavily militarized border.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Wraxall Yard in south west England has transformed a disused Dorset dairy farm into a community space, holiday lets and an educational smallholding.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disused
Adjective
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Scenes are set in grimy derelict spaces or feature the ominous sound of agitated bat wings.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Through the Meatpacking District and into the derelict Chelsea Piers.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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As the area was settled, Papago Park was mostly vacant.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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After hosting pop ups at Batch and elsewhere for a couple of years, Lit offered Fulco the vacant trailer space at Batch.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Padam and Tulsi, whose remote Himalayan village has become increasingly desolate as families migrate to cities, leaving the pair to wonder who will perform their last rites.—
Variety Staff,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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Imagine how desolate the Democrats are that a Democrat running on affordability is an anti-establishment Democrat.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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