as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
One missile landed in an uninhabited area and didn't cause any losses, the ministry said.
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Mujahid claimed Pakistani strikes hit multiple civilian sites and uninhabited locations in Afghanistan's Paktia and Paktika provinces, as well as other areas.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The engine failed during the journey, leaving him stranded for three days on a small uninhabited Bahamian island before winding up in a detention center in Freeport.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
This tiny, uninhabited island is protected by UNESCO and was home to humans as far back as 3,000 BC, later becoming a key location in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and his twin sister Artemis.
—Katie Silcox, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Mujahid claimed Pakistani strikes hit multiple civilian sites and uninhabited locations in Afghanistan's Paktia and Paktika provinces, as well as other areas.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The engine failed during the journey, leaving him stranded for three days on a small uninhabited Bahamian island before winding up in a detention center in Freeport.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
This tiny, uninhabited island is protected by UNESCO and was home to humans as far back as 3,000 BC, later becoming a key location in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and his twin sister Artemis.
—Katie Silcox, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
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Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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In his seventh feature collaboration with Scorsese, DiCaprio will join forces with Jennifer Lawrence, with the two playing a couple stranded in a deserted, snowy European town.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Energized powerlines fell on a minivan, which was parked and unoccupied, and started it on fire on Concordia Avenue near Western Avenue.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2026
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The truck, which displayed Georgia license plates, appeared unoccupied Sunday night.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Leeds actually had three shots extra in their more recent barren spell, 72 to 69, but the average quality of those shooting opportunities was lower.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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On the drive out, the streets of New Orleans were barren.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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New York defended its vacated cage effectively for the entire time, but scored just once off a brilliant setup by Matthew Schaefer for Heineman’s deflection.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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And moving chains can take months or even years to bring vacated units onto the market, especially when sales are involved.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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On May 17, 2025, officers responded to a report of an unattended death at a home on Mastic Street just north of Alma Avenue and east of First Street.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Pet owners face a maximum fine of $500 and up to six months in county jail if the pet dies or sustains a significant physical injury while left unattended in the vehicle.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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These nanoframes, which are nanoscale metal structures with hollow, frame-like geometries, are of significant interest because of their unique ability to concentrate and manipulate light at very small scales.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.—
Alyce McFadden,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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Antonia Noori Farzan The Providence Police Department is urging drivers to stay off the road, saying that stuck and abandoned cars are causing problems and preventing the city from getting back to normal.—
Eryn Dion,
The Providence Journal,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her home had been a house of mourning, a symbol of resilience, a family cornerstone, and now—bright shock—the empty scene of an unseen crime.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Police searched the house and found a Powerade bottle that was largely empty, but contained some residue at the bottom.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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