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as in unadjusted
not having acquired a habit or tolerance
the runner's performance suffered because he was unused to running at such high elevations
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as in new
recently made and never used before
preferred to start with unused pencils
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as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
is there an unused cubicle that the temp could work out of?
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Recent Examples of unused
Since then, the motel has sat unused even as the city’s new mayor, Mike Johnston, has bought or leased other hotels around the city and quickly moved in people off the streets.
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
And once it’s been restored, it must also be maintained, which means that every unused corner becomes a financial drain.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Declutter deep cabinets, drawers, and under-sink storage where unused items pile up.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Getting the most out of a gift card Bankrate’s 2024 report found that 43% of Americans have at least one unused gift card, voucher or store credit, with higher-income households more likely to be in this situation.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
And once it’s been restored, it must also be maintained, which means that every unused corner becomes a financial drain.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Declutter deep cabinets, drawers, and under-sink storage where unused items pile up.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Getting the most out of a gift card Bankrate’s 2024 report found that 43% of Americans have at least one unused gift card, voucher or store credit, with higher-income households more likely to be in this situation.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unused
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In the unadjusted data, on the other hand, the benefits continue to increase.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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Multiple states saw large spikes in claims following the holiday period, including California (14,499), Illinois (11,207) and New York (10,600), according to unadjusted figures.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025
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Tottenham have been awful at home this season, but with the ‘new-manager bounce’ and also the derby energy, the game might be less one-sided than people expect.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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She’ll be given new clothes, Dana assures her.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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This dormant volcano provided a majestic backdrop for the resort—our home base for five days.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Ticks enter a dormant state and use natural antifreeze-like substances to endure the winter.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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The works of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson had remained unadapted to feature film until Denzel Washington took on the challenge of bringing Fences to the big screen.—
Kevin Jacobsen and Sammi Burke,
EW.com,
17 Nov. 2023
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Meanwhile, farmers with unadapted seed varieties are unable to produce sufficient yield, resulting in losses for their farms and families, especially in developing countries like India.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes,
19 July 2022
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He’ll be aided by the schedule; the Dodgers have four off days over their first four weeks of the regular season, which should help with workload concerns.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The fundraising follows last November's off-year elections, where voters gave Democrats major wins in the Virginia and New Jersey governor races even as the DNC faced a challenging financial picture.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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At a program unaccustomed to recent success, which has two winning seasons in its 20 years as a Division I program, second-year Coach John Shulman has the Bears aiming higher that regular-season accolades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The questions were universally thoughtful, occasionally complex and executed in a manner which Sonny is probably unaccustomed to in his other job.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 4,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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All three were in jeopardy before the fire, and more so after, with thousands of lots vacant and local businesses on life support.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Apparently per a more recent 2022 General Assembly language amendment, vacant farmland qualifies for an ERA.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The hydropower generators at Greers Ferry Dam had been idle all day, so the Little Red was very low, with just a hint of current.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Utah was idle on Saturday after falling to the Magic in Orlando on Saturday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unused. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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