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
He is then alleged to have approached two other unoccupied airplanes and briefly gotten inside.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Diego Alejandro Escobar Ortega, 37, is now facing a charge of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
The Terra Linda residence was unoccupied early Thursday morning when a caretaker with access to the surveillance feed noticed an intruder, police Sgt.
—Gary Klien, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
One of the unoccupied parked cars was pushed into the barricade of an outdoor dining area, according to Baltimore Police.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Diego Alejandro Escobar Ortega, 37, is now facing a charge of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
The Terra Linda residence was unoccupied early Thursday morning when a caretaker with access to the surveillance feed noticed an intruder, police Sgt.
—Gary Klien, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
One of the unoccupied parked cars was pushed into the barricade of an outdoor dining area, according to Baltimore Police.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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Within in an hour of the first departure in Lantana, the helicopter nosedived through the roof of a vacant warehouse near the 3800 block of South Congress Avenue just west of Interstate 95.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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And while the vacant Boise store remains listed for lease at 8249 Franklin Road, the interior of the soon-to-open Meridian shop has gotten a vibrant makeover.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 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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That evening, residents said fires burned two uninhabited homes that sat on active farm and grazing lands.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Marooned on their own de facto uninhabited island.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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