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
The dump truck had been parked on the shoulder of the road due to a mechanical issue and was unoccupied when the collision occurred, police said.
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Travis Decker’s unoccupied white pickup was found nearby with two bloody handprints on its tailgate, according to the affidavit.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
The unoccupied house collapsed Tuesday evening during the high waves from a coastal storm.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
The driver did not stop at the scene, Hernandez said, adding that officers later found the truck unoccupied.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Travis Decker’s unoccupied white pickup was found nearby with two bloody handprints on its tailgate, according to the affidavit.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
The unoccupied house collapsed Tuesday evening during the high waves from a coastal storm.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
The driver did not stop at the scene, Hernandez said, adding that officers later found the truck unoccupied.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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Once considered safe bets for steady rent, many now sit vacant.—
Amachie Ackah,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Currently vacant, the building sits on a 1-acre parcel and includes a loading dock, freight elevator, multiple bathrooms and a main office with lobby.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Current school board President Kareem Moncree-Moffett, longtime member Brandon Craig and Jim Crosset, appointed last year to fill an empty seat left by Mike Moroski, make up the incumbents running for reelection.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Sean Kuraly sealed the win by hitting an empty net with three seconds left in the game.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Vaindloo -- Estonia's most northernmost point -- has an area of just 15 acres, but the uninhabited island sits at a strategic choke point.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The uninhabited islets became a focal point of tensions between China and Japan after Tokyo nationalized the chain in 2012.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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