as in neglect
lack of use
since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy
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Recent Examples of disuse
The 10-room Apostolic Palace apartment is undergoing extensive renovations, addressing years of water damage and disuse.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The 10-room suite, located on the palace’s third floor, has also undergone repairs for water infiltration and humidity after years of disuse.
—Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
With the American Ambassador’s residence in Damascus, Syria, opening up last month, the possibility of the U.S. embassy reopening after over 12 years of disuse is a distinct possibility.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
Many vineyards fell into disuse and were abandoned during Prohibition, which lasted from 1920 until December 1933.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The 10-room suite, located on the palace’s third floor, has also undergone repairs for water infiltration and humidity after years of disuse.
—Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
With the American Ambassador’s residence in Damascus, Syria, opening up last month, the possibility of the U.S. embassy reopening after over 12 years of disuse is a distinct possibility.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
Many vineyards fell into disuse and were abandoned during Prohibition, which lasted from 1920 until December 1933.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disuse
Noun
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His girlfriend, Charlotte Kurek, 31, faces two counts of chronic child neglect, one of which resulted in death.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Children enter foster care for reasons beyond their control – often because of abuse, neglect, or the ripple effects of addiction, incarceration, or untreated mental health conditions in their homes.—
Laura Rivera,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Assa Diawara, 30, was taken into custody early Wednesday in Queens on charges of abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the New York Police Department.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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She was arrested on charges of abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child early Wednesday morning, an update from the New York Police Department said.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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But this past July, Baldwin’s own civil suit was dismissed because of inactivity.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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The bar was suspended due to inactivity.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Disuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disuse. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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