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Recent Examples of unused The weekend of April 11, Truman Road will be closed as crews remove an unused bridge over the street. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025 Click and drag unused applications to the Trash icon in the dock. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025 All unused animal parts—from hooves to stomachs—are composted, turning waste into nutrient-rich soil instead of sending it to landfills. Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 Here’s how to uninstall unused apps: Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unused
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unused
Adjective
  • Compared with other parts of California, San Diego County was in the middle of the pack with its unadjusted rate of 4.4%.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Just know that increasing your withdrawal amount at any point will likely leave less savings to grow—and thus reduce your future withdrawals, all other things being equal—compared to using unadjusted withdrawal amounts.
    Steve Vernon, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • First discovered: 4 hours ago, 12:37 p.m. April 18 Initial location: San Mateo County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Hill Ic A new wildfire was reported today at 12:37 p.m. in San Mateo County.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Season 5 to explore new relationship, show creator says While some may still be rooting for Emily to patch things up with Gabriel, the focus of this upcoming season will be Emily's relationship with Marcello, Star told Tudum.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of coddling grass with irrigation and fertilizer to prevent it from going dormant, embrace this natural response.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
  • This allows the rooted cutting a full growing season to develop before becoming dormant in the winter.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Last-minute fixes were still being made, and some Cubs players trickled into the clubhouse to put stuff in their lockers or work out on their off day.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Stewart’s on-field production left a lot to be desired last year, but his motor doesn’t have an off switch.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to strong winds, hail and tornadoes, the severe weather system dropped potentially record rainfall in areas unaccustomed to flooding.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Some areas could see up to four months' worth of rain in just five days, leading to flash flooding in areas unaccustomed to such events.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Like them, Eugene was given more depth and significance in the TV adaptation, providing fresh emotional stakes for longtime fans and newcomers alike.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But the losses do suggest Democrats must dig harder for fresh faces and new ideas n their party’s campaign hierarchy.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In her next fight, Shevchenko faced ex-women’s strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant flyweight title.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • And several blocks of tunnel below Chinatown, dug half a century ago for the Second Avenue subway, remain a vacant, unseen taunt.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unused. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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