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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for disused
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disused
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Two local guys had the idea of turning the derelict elevated railroad tracks into a garden walkway—the High Line.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • In a city that hit its 175th birthday in February, there are many derelict or underutilized buildings, particularly on the grid.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Construction sites and other workplaces have been desolate.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 15 June 2025
  • Her 12-day flight included crossing the rugged Ural Mountains and desolate Siberian wastes, while navigating with only a map and compass.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 6 June 2025

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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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