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 car was later found unoccupied nearby with front-end damage.
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Energized powerlines fell on a minivan, which was parked and unoccupied, and started it on fire on Concordia Avenue near Western Avenue.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
The truck, which displayed Georgia license plates, appeared unoccupied Sunday night.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Soon San Diegans will have a say on whether to impose an annual $8,000 tax on more than 5,000 allegedly largely unoccupied homes — with a $4,000 surcharge for those owned by corporations.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Energized powerlines fell on a minivan, which was parked and unoccupied, and started it on fire on Concordia Avenue near Western Avenue.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
The truck, which displayed Georgia license plates, appeared unoccupied Sunday night.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Soon San Diegans will have a say on whether to impose an annual $8,000 tax on more than 5,000 allegedly largely unoccupied homes — with a $4,000 surcharge for those owned by corporations.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
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The lobby and tenant amenity areas were upgraded in 2019, according to real estate tracker CoStar, which lists the property as more than half vacant.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The vacant structure had been damaged by a fire once already when it was set ablaze a second time, damaging the property next door, said Jackson, president of the South End Neighborhood Association.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2026
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Five-star hotels in the Pakistani capital have been empty, awaiting diplomatic delegations for a next round of negotiations this week between Iran and the US.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Police officers advised a dispatcher that the suspect vehicle was empty and no children were located inside.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Trump unveiled his big tariffs agenda a year ago, imposing fees ranging from 10% to 50% on trading partners around the world − and even uninhabited islands.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The uninhabited seven-mile-long barrier island is just three-quarters of a mile at its widest, so there's plenty of space to stake your claim for the day.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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