as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
After Trump imposed tariffs on uninhabited Antarctic islands, critics adopted seized penguins as protest mascots.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Witnesses have said the shootings all occurred at the Flag Roundabout, about half a mile from one of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's distribution sites in the now mostly uninhabited southern city of Rafah.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Megafauna predators like wolves and big cats would spread pretty quickly back across the newly uninhabited planet.
—Tim Weed
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The flow moved away from a group of tourists visiting the summit area, heading instead toward the Valle del Leone and the Valle del Bove, both uninhabited areas.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Witnesses have said the shootings all occurred at the Flag Roundabout, about half a mile from one of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's distribution sites in the now mostly uninhabited southern city of Rafah.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Megafauna predators like wolves and big cats would spread pretty quickly back across the newly uninhabited planet.
—Tim Weed
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The flow moved away from a group of tourists visiting the summit area, heading instead toward the Valle del Leone and the Valle del Bove, both uninhabited areas.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
Adjective
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The development team framed the deal as a way for the city to create more low-income housing, dump the financial burden of the unoccupied property and secure a money-making property at the end of the lease.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The lawsuit, filed by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity in the Southern District of Florida, aims to pause construction at the federal site, which is being built at the reportedly unoccupied Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Work and plans are changing what was once a barren landscape into a new neighborhood.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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As the moon progresses through the different phases of the lunar calendar, the sun's light throws new impact sites, barren plains, and swathes of broken landscapes into relief as prime targets for amateur astronomers wielding binoculars and backyard telescopes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Never leave them unattended in vehicles during high temperatures, as car interiors can quickly become dangerously hot.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Equally hollow are the claims that his proposal is low risk.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Most of the other obvious yuks are flashy and hollow: Of course M3GAN will dance.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 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 notion Tehran was sprinting toward a nuclear bomb is an empty talking point.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Twelve refill capsules are also included, as well as a prepaid shipping box to send the empty ones back.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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With one seat vacant, there are 10 people on the Tarrant GOP Executive Committee, according to the Tarrant GOP website.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
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That includes taking over a vacant adjacent strip center, adding thousands of square feet of retail space, more than 600 residential units and a central, green space to be called The Square.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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