nonuse

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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. 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
Noun
  • The 10-room Apostolic Palace apartment is undergoing extensive renovations, addressing years of water damage and disuse.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The 10-room suite, located on the palace’s third floor, has also undergone repairs for water infiltration and humidity after years of disuse.
    Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Nonuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonuse. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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