as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
Directed by Ron Howard, the thriller tells the real-life tale of what became known as the Galapagos Affair, wherein a group of eight Europeans, disillusioned by the onset of fascism and a looming world war, settled on the uninhabited island of Floreana in 1929.
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EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Under that plan, Waldrop wanted to designate approximately 16 acres for high-density residential, 26 acres for low-density residential and 37 acres for an uninhabited floodway/greenspace, all of which fell within the city of Benbrook’s future land use guidelines.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2025
Its ancient glaciers, uninhabited islands, and fossil forests tell tales of Māori myths and legends.
—Jimmy Carroll, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
So far the burning has been in mostly uninhabited wilderness, but the evacuation and warning zones now include some rural communities.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Under that plan, Waldrop wanted to designate approximately 16 acres for high-density residential, 26 acres for low-density residential and 37 acres for an uninhabited floodway/greenspace, all of which fell within the city of Benbrook’s future land use guidelines.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2025
Its ancient glaciers, uninhabited islands, and fossil forests tell tales of Māori myths and legends.
—Jimmy Carroll, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
So far the burning has been in mostly uninhabited wilderness, but the evacuation and warning zones now include some rural communities.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
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So how does Fernanda end up bound on the floor of a deserted cabin, held hostage by one of her teachers and estranged from Annelise?—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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Days are spent fishing, snorkeling, and picnicking on deserted Indian Ocean islands, while nights are spent sleeping under the stars.—
Ian Proctor,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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About 32% of the Wilson’s seats went unoccupied.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The team wasn’t able to completely rule out that TRAPPIST-1e is a barren rock like its inner siblings, however, partly because of interference from its hyperactive star.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
8 Sep. 2025
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The local Rite Aid was getting ready to shut down, with barren shelves and 75% off all items, while commerce elsewhere in the town of less than 3,000 people wasn’t exactly bustling.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The council remains evenly split 3–3 after the interim mayor was unable to secure the appointment of a tie-breaking member to fill her vacated seat.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 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,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That means making sure campfires are out and cool to the touch before leaving them unattended or checking fire restrictions before visiting an outdoor area.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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While there is no official numbers on the amount of unattended home deaths, stories of unreported deaths in the home are common.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Taking on classic buddy-comedy attributes, Sam is the together one with a programmatic path toward life as a wealthy but hollow finance twerp, while Ari is the brash, cracked, less-medicated-than-he-should-be bull in a china shop.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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For anyone who haven’t heard about NuPhy’s GhostBar, this is how the company’s designers stop the larger keys from rattling and sounding cheap and hollow.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 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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But the White House should not settle for empty promises and construction photo-ops.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jîna’s parents, Mojgan Eftekhari and Amjad Amini, sat beside her empty grave.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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