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
Authorities said the girls' bodies had been located about 75 to 100 yards away from their father's unoccupied vehicle near the Rock Island Campground.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 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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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 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
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Ahead of this school year, MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius moved some central office staff to classroom teaching positions to fill vacant roles.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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After moving to the area with his family in 2022, proprietor Andrew Pearson saw an opportunity to bring a fine dining experience to a vacant restaurant space on Main Street.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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On third-and-9, the Cowboys came out in empty formation with running back Javonte Williams split out wide next to George Pickens.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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This area was mostly empty at the beginning, but the monstrous sounds of the race cars firing up their engines drew a lot of attention.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The others landed in an uninhabited stretch of Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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China seized the uninhabited atoll – 870 km (540 miles) from its southernmost province of Hainan – in 2012 after a long standoff with the Philippine Navy, and has maintained an almost constant coast guard presence in nearby waters since.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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