1
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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2
as in new
recently made and never used before
preferred to start with unused pencils
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3
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
Earlier this year, Architectural Digest reported The Kardashians star purchased five acres of unused land in the community back in 2020.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Usually, Phil eats at the ADA-compliant low seat at the end of the counter that’s almost always unused.
—Joel Stein, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Large expanses of seats were unused during the third-bottom home side’s 2-1 defeat to Forest, who are in 17th place, on Tuesday.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The fate of the Astrodome — a beloved Houston landmark that's sat largely unused for more than 20 years — could soon be decided.
—John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2026
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Usually, Phil eats at the ADA-compliant low seat at the end of the counter that’s almost always unused.
—Joel Stein, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Large expanses of seats were unused during the third-bottom home side’s 2-1 defeat to Forest, who are in 17th place, on Tuesday.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The fate of the Astrodome — a beloved Houston landmark that's sat largely unused for more than 20 years — could soon be decided.
—John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unused
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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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Compared with other parts of California, San Diego County was near the high end with its unadjusted rate of 5%.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The interdisciplinary approach brought the duke’s life and death to a stunning clarity — indicating how analyses can shed new light on age-old mysteries, even murders.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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While earning a master's degree in exercise and coaching science at University College Dublin, she was introduced to CrossFit and discovered a new kind of challenge with its emphasis on versatility and constant adaptation.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the mercury plummets and back-to-work blues set in for much of humankind in the UK, many other creatures are cosily spending winter in a blissfully dormant state of hibernation.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cornerbacks Kristian Fulton and Nohl Williams were among the Chiefs’ best players for a second consecutive week as both helped shut down a dormant Raiders pass game.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 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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Using his off hand, Brown spun the ball off the glass and through the hoop while Shead fouled him.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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In November 2022, the four college students were found stabbed to death in an off-campus home in the small community of Moscow, Idaho.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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Raising windshield wipers is a practice that likely boggles those unaccustomed to winter weather.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
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Unusually cold weather poses risks to outdoor vegetation, infrastructure, and potentially pets, especially in regions unaccustomed to freezing conditions.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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Officials believe the fire started in the occupied home and spread to the vacant home next door.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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No public update on the project has been released since 2023, and the land remains vacant.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
Amanda Hari,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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One such power line, the century-old Mesa-Sylmar, owned by SoCal Edison, had been idle for some fifty years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unused. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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