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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Located in the scrublands of eastern Utah, Blind Frog Ranch just seems like another derelict property with its better days behind it.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2025
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Lawns were overgrown; the historic chapel, which was built in 1913, by the firm that had just done Grand Central Terminal, was derelict.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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With one seat vacant, there are 10 people on the Tarrant GOP Executive Committee, according to the Tarrant GOP website.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
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That includes taking over a vacant adjacent strip center, adding thousands of square feet of retail space, more than 600 residential units and a central, green space to be called The Square.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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For starters, no one would ever describe them as empty or desolate.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Of the 14 missiles, 13 were intercepted, with the final munition allowed to land harmlessly in a desolate area.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2025
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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