as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
Yet, the Dutch hadn’t raised their flag on an uninhabited island.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
Kirby co-stars with Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl in the feature about a group of disillusioned outsiders who leave civilization to start their own society on a remote uninhabited island.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
It's been over three months since President Trump announced very big across-the-board tariffs on imports from nearly every territory on Earth–including uninhabited islands.
—July 16, NPR, 16 July 2025
The East Asian neighbors have two ongoing disputes in the East China Sea: one over the sovereignty of the uninhabited Senkaku island group—administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as the Diaoyu Islands—and the other over energy exploration in the region.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
Kirby co-stars with Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl in the feature about a group of disillusioned outsiders who leave civilization to start their own society on a remote uninhabited island.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
It's been over three months since President Trump announced very big across-the-board tariffs on imports from nearly every territory on Earth–including uninhabited islands.
—July 16, NPR, 16 July 2025
The East Asian neighbors have two ongoing disputes in the East China Sea: one over the sovereignty of the uninhabited Senkaku island group—administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as the Diaoyu Islands—and the other over energy exploration in the region.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
Adjective
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Shots were fired into occupied residences, some with juveniles inside, damaging five homes and four unoccupied vehicles.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever frozen under a blanket of ash.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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What might more readily bring about a crisis of identity than the physical alteration of the body, the change from bearer of life to barren woman?—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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Most of those barren years came before a current regime that has taken English cricket to new highs of attacking intent.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Child and pet welfare: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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At Dock’s Oyster House in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Pommes Soufflé is an elevated version of a french fry, that is crispy on the outside and completely hollow on the inside.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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For the lighter portions to have as little weight as possible, even the carbon-fiber frames had to be hollow.—
Elise Cutts,
Wired News,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The heartless subway mugger who slashed and badly wounded a woman on an empty Manhattan train car will stay locked up following his arrest late last week.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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The day after the crash, the FWC investigators found a stash of empty booze bottles and cans on the boat.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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One of the buildings next door was evacuated, while the other was vacant.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Aug. 2025
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Last week, the university eliminated more than 400 positions, half of which were already vacant.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhabited. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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