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Recent Examples of nonuse
Costs will vary for the Copilot Chat depending on what employees do with it, but at least organizations won’t end up paying for nonuse.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
For example, a nuclear deterrent against escalation might strengthen the norms of nonuse and nonproliferation because increased security would decrease the need for nonnuclear powers to develop independent nuclear capabilities.
—Doreen Horschig, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Many of his recreational customers are either new to cannabis and learning about it, or returning after decades of nonuse.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Eventually, the resident next door said the easement was terminated over nonuse.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
For example, a nuclear deterrent against escalation might strengthen the norms of nonuse and nonproliferation because increased security would decrease the need for nonnuclear powers to develop independent nuclear capabilities.
—Doreen Horschig, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Many of his recreational customers are either new to cannabis and learning about it, or returning after decades of nonuse.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Eventually, the resident next door said the easement was terminated over nonuse.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonuse
disuse
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In 2015, an Angolan company called the Omatapalo Group bought the property, then overgrown and wild with disuse, made extensive renovations, and turned over management to Angolan hotel company OnTour, which opened Mumba Lodge in May 2025.—
Samantha Falewée,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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Prior to redevelopment, the building showed significant deterioration after years of disuse.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Nonuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonuse. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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