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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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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
Hartford Courant Set on over 55 acres, the property consists of a service shop with attached residence, multiple hangars, an office building with mezzanine, an unused building and a gathering area with picnic tables.
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
But ever since Tuesday, the only long line was the stretch of unused parking meters that formed a perimeter around the brewery.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Disconnecting unused devices from your Wi-Fi should boost speeds to your others.
—David Brinkerhoff, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Meanwhile, upstairs, a neon dance floor remained unused at 1:30 a.m., though a DJ did perform.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
But ever since Tuesday, the only long line was the stretch of unused parking meters that formed a perimeter around the brewery.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Disconnecting unused devices from your Wi-Fi should boost speeds to your others.
—David Brinkerhoff, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Meanwhile, upstairs, a neon dance floor remained unused at 1:30 a.m., though a DJ did perform.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unused
Adjective
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Claims rose by 3,329 in Michigan, according to unadjusted figures.—
Alex Harring,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Compared with other parts of California, San Diego County was in the middle of the pack with its unadjusted rate of 4%.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Over at Brooks’s, Shai comes over and teaches him how to use his new sewing machine, which is a fascinating dynamic because Shai is an agent’s assistant while Brooks is a clothing designer.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Matt Dillon, Bret Maverick, Ben Cartwright and the Virginian all have a new place to hang their Stetsons.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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As a measure of how dormant the rivalry is, the two teams have not faced each other since 2008 — a year before Thomas Muller, who will leave Bayern this summer as their record appearance-maker with 751 (so far), had even made his competitive debut.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Before Thursday, the court case had become somewhat dormant since the judge had made initial rulings against Trump’s actions around Harvard student visas.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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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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Sure, there have been a few adaptation attempts over the years (e.g. 2012's Tiger Eyes, 1978's Forever, and the '90s series Fudge), but to this day, some of her most beloved books remain unadapted.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2023
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Entering play Thursday, an off day for the Yankees, the reigning American League MVP had the highest average (.361), OPS (1.180), fWAR (6.1) and wRC+ (221) in baseball.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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His hope is two off days — Wednesday’s game and the team’s off-day on Thursday — will put him in position to return to the lineup on Friday in Cincinnati.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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For others, especially those unaccustomed to emotional introspection, conflict may still feel threatening or unproductive, best avoided or minimized.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Those who didn't grow up in the South are typically the first to use an adjective like unique, different, or unexpected to describe the flavor, and those are the nicer ways that those unaccustomed might put it.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This particular recipe, which adds sauteed shrimp, white wine and fresh tarragon to the mix, leans toward the simpler preparation.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Cream cheese provides a smooth creaminess, while walnuts bring in a toasty note that’s complimented by the bright lemon zest and fresh parsley.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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In 1870, Mississippi legislators voted 81 to 15 to elect Revels to the Senate to finish the term of one of the state’s two U.S Senate seats, which had been left vacant since the Civil War.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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Earlier this month, Udoka was the subject of interest from the New York Knicks for their vacant head coaching position, one that the Rockets vehemently shut down.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unused. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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