as in vacant
not being used, filled up, or lived in
an unoccupied house About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started. A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
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Recent Examples of unoccupied
The other car was also found unoccupied in the Mission Ranch neighborhood.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
After a short chase, officers found the car unoccupied.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Never go to sleep with a space heater on, and never leave one turned on in an unoccupied room.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
That’s the headline here, but this four-seater will slide right into an unoccupied corner.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
After a short chase, officers found the car unoccupied.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Never go to sleep with a space heater on, and never leave one turned on in an unoccupied room.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
That’s the headline here, but this four-seater will slide right into an unoccupied corner.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
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But those looking to move into a vacant apartment because of the fires are likely to face significantly higher rents.Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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According to Greenhouse, companies sometimes post these vacant positions to create a false sense of growth or to attract talent for future openings that may never materialize.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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In what can only be described as a Christmas miracle, the ER was empty.Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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The press room was almost empty, a member of the small pool of journalists asleep in a chair in the briefing room.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Mauro Morandi, whose 32-year sojourn on an uninhabited Mediterranean island led to his being known as Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, died on Jan. 3 in Modena, Italy.Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The other nine—Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island and Navassa Island—are uninhabited outlying islands.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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