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
Victoria's body was later found in a disused shed in Brighton inside a shopping bag, the outlet reported.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
This edition’s commissions have taken over some of the town’s most striking and unusual locations, including a church built for the fishing community, a former customs house, a Martello Tower and a disused railway bridge.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
One of the most powerful scenes in Sugarcane takes place in a disused barn where, over a period of decades, Indigenous children worked under the lash.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Matthew Grey View 17 Images This ambitious transformation of a disused brutalist water tower is a real labor of love.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2025
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
This edition’s commissions have taken over some of the town’s most striking and unusual locations, including a church built for the fishing community, a former customs house, a Martello Tower and a disused railway bridge.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
One of the most powerful scenes in Sugarcane takes place in a disused barn where, over a period of decades, Indigenous children worked under the lash.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Matthew Grey View 17 Images This ambitious transformation of a disused brutalist water tower is a real labor of love.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disused
Adjective
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The streets below looked deserted.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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An Arizona biker facing the death penalty went on trial this week, charged with killing one woman and raping another who was left bleeding on a deserted Phoenix street in 2014.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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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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Just a few more blocks away is the derelict CVS that has become a lightning rod of neighborhood fury, a monument to gross neglect.—
Wes Burdine,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Neighbors of a derelict million-dollar home along Denver’s tony East Seventh Avenue are asking a judge to appoint a caretaker for the house or let it be demolished.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
8 Oct. 2025
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And after signing Christian Braun to a five-year, $125 million rookie extension before the deadline last Monday, Denver is already up against it — with 11 roster spots penciled in and four spots vacant.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Carlsbad has owned the vacant land since at least the 1980s.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Clowns, aliens and the mysteries of Denver Airport Nevada’s Extraterrestrial Highway – yes, it’s officially called that – runs through one of the most remote and desolate stretches of the United States.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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To find the killer, Sherlock Holmes and Watson will have to brave desolate moors before a family curse dooms the newest heirs.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sharkey revisited the empty and vacated facility in February 2018 and again in 2022 to document how Evan Morrison continues White Oak’s tradition of producing selvedge denim on old Draper X-3 looms.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Brad Marchand’s cross-ice pass to Reinhart pulled Vladar out of position, allowing Reinhart to find Bennett for an easy shot into the vacated net.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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