as in vacant
not being used, filled up, or lived in
an unoccupied house About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started. A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
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Recent Examples of unoccupied
Waymo vehicles have encountered issues in South Florida several times this year, according to reporting by NBC — most recently, video appeared to show a Waymo lingering outside a condo community, and the Miami Sheriff's Office said the unoccupied autonomous vehicle hit a guard gate barrier arm.
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Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Fees would have increased annually if the home stayed unoccupied.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The truck, which displayed Georgia license plates, appeared unoccupied the next evening after the deadly stabbing.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Fees would have increased annually if the home stayed unoccupied.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The truck, which displayed Georgia license plates, appeared unoccupied the next evening after the deadly stabbing.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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The Cherry Creek Schools’ Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint parent Keith Frazier to a vacant seat on the five-member board.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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Overstated savings, still-vacant buildings In 2013, The School District of Philadelphia projected $28 million in cost savings from its closure plan.—
Julia McWilliams,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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The riskiest habit is preheating an empty nonstick pan on high heat.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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The dog paces to and fro, hackles bristling, snapping at the empty air, its head turning one way, then the other, as if aware of invisible foes in the valley around them.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Although the volcanic archipelago includes 137 islands, most of the Hawaiian islands are tiny uninhabited atolls, reefs or islets.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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That fire, spreading through brush in an uninhabited portion of Channel Islands National Park, was 0% contained Tuesday.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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