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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
Remove unused items like tools, toys and old decor.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Points sitting unused are assets losing value.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Walking the halls Friday morning, Nick Macchione, chief executive of East Campus and chief health officer at UC San Diego Health, said that Alvarado’s entire third floor and half of its fourth floor were unused at the time of the purchase in 2023.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Across the country, homeowners are leasing unused garage space for parking, vehicle storage, small business inventory, and even hobby space.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Points sitting unused are assets losing value.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Walking the halls Friday morning, Nick Macchione, chief executive of East Campus and chief health officer at UC San Diego Health, said that Alvarado’s entire third floor and half of its fourth floor were unused at the time of the purchase in 2023.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Across the country, homeowners are leasing unused garage space for parking, vehicle storage, small business inventory, and even hobby space.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 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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His government promulgated a new constitution after just nine days of debate in the National Assembly.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Years later, new forensic testing led to a breakthrough.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Adding defensive end Rashan Gary will help bolster a pass rush that was dormant for stretches at a time last season, and bringing in safety Jalen Thompson will give some reliability on the back end that Dallas desperately needed after giving up the most passing yards of any team in the NFL in 2025.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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While homeowners fear their brown lawns mean dead grass, Cline and others say lawns that look brown in spring are merely lying dormant.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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With more than 1,000 chapters still unadapted, the Straw Hats’ voyage could span many more seasons if the show maintains its audience and Netflix continues greenlighting new installments.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 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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Besides the pick, Lindsey had an off day with inaccurate passes and suffered another sack in the red zone that led to Fleck fuming at him.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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From there, there is an off-day before a six-game road trip to Detroit and New York.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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By offering to set aside nearly a third of the units as affordably priced, Vessel is able to use Connecticut’s 8-30g law as powerful leverage to get those plans approved — especially in affluent suburbs unaccustomed to large-scale apartment complexes with modernistic architecture.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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Heat waves now happen in unaccustomed places like the Pacific Northwest.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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Metropolitan Council Environmental Services owns vacant land that likely will remain undeveloped for the foreseeable future.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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The jail has not been used to hold anyone since the 1980s and has been vacant since 2008.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Buffalo snapped a minor 2-3-2 slump to tie the Lightning atop the division with 102 points, and two ahead of idle Montreal entering the final 10 days of the season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Padres’ entire system will be idle on Monday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unused. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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