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
Carla dal Forno recorded her fourth album in a studio in a disused hospital in a remote Australian town of fewer than 8,000 people.
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Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
23 Apr. 2026
It is already known that it will be located on the grounds of a disused former nursery and will include a large pond with a pergola.
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Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
14 Apr. 2026
The museum will be housed in a disused aquarium in Yeouido, Seoul’s main financial district.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Apr. 2026
Under former Mayor Eric Kellogg, the city lost millions on a scheme to rehabilitate a disused hotel.
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Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disused
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
23 Apr. 2026
It is already known that it will be located on the grounds of a disused former nursery and will include a large pond with a pergola.
—
Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
14 Apr. 2026
The museum will be housed in a disused aquarium in Yeouido, Seoul’s main financial district.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Apr. 2026
Under former Mayor Eric Kellogg, the city lost millions on a scheme to rehabilitate a disused hotel.
—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disused
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disused
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Once all but deserted, the town experienced a revival in 1965, when artists and musicians began to flock there after encouragement from the Yugoslav government.
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Security video reportedly shows Carman entering a condominium hand in hand with the teen, then later leaving alone, hauling a large suitcase toward a deserted area alongside the railway.
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According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
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Once the colony grew, the birds roosted in a derelict military barracks nearby, later returning to the pine forest when the facility was renovated.
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When Ken Fulk and Kurt Wootton purchased what would become Durham Ranch—named after one of their dogs—the California wine country property was in disrepair, with a derelict 1940s ranch house and a handful of rickety outbuildings.
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Now, owners face rising costs and limited revenue, leading to over 57,000 vacant units.
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When Vine Street Brewing opened in a long-vacant building in 2023, redevelopment in the district was still gaining momentum.
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Walking around the tiny outpost offers an understanding of just how vast and desolate this arid part of the country can be.
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In the summer it had been packed with people out on the streets, by the fall is was desolate.
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El Dorado County voters will have a new supervisor in the 4th District, as voters cast their ballots Tuesday on the vacated seat this primary election.
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The Idaho Senate majority leader will face a challenger, and two hopefuls will vie for a vacated House seat in legislative District 22 in the upcoming GOP primary.
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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