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 vehicle, which was unoccupied at the time, was seized by Cohoes Police as evidence.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Councilmember John Dumitru asked staff to develop an inventory of all unoccupied, underdeveloped or undeveloped properties and suggested making the full Grant Thornton report publicly available.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever frozen under a blanket of ash.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
The Wall Street Journal and others have reported Putin is now demanding Ukraine hand over the remainder of unoccupied eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, in exchange for halting his offensive on two other southeastern regions, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Councilmember John Dumitru asked staff to develop an inventory of all unoccupied, underdeveloped or undeveloped properties and suggested making the full Grant Thornton report publicly available.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever frozen under a blanket of ash.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
The Wall Street Journal and others have reported Putin is now demanding Ukraine hand over the remainder of unoccupied eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, in exchange for halting his offensive on two other southeastern regions, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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DeSantis appointed his former Chief of Staff James Uthmeier to the vacant attorney general post in February, giving him an incumbent-like advantage for the 2026 election even though voters did not pick him for the job.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even Roosevelt, the city’s most cherished school, has been vacant since 2019 and fallen into disrepair.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Erik Thommy could not get to the rebound in time to take advantage of an empty net, and his shot was blocked by a defender out for a corner kick.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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What To Know On the night of August 22, Zarutska boarded a Lynx Blue Line train and sat in an empty two-person seat.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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In warmer months, rent a boat or jet ski and head to Goat Island to congregate with other boaters who love to swim and relax around the tiny, uninhabited island.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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The uninhabited islet group in the East China Sea, the Senkaku Islands, is administered by Japan but claimed by China as part of its territory, which is known as the Diaoyu Islands.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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