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 warehouse was unoccupied, and no injuries were reported.
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Investigators determined Alonso was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado and collided with an unoccupied Jaguar XE, which was abandoned on the right shoulder of the freeway.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
The moped driver then crashed into an unoccupied Honda Odyssey, launching the teen and his passenger off the moped.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
The development team framed the deal as a way for the city to create more low-income housing, dump the financial burden of the unoccupied property and secure a money-making property at the end of the lease.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Investigators determined Alonso was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado and collided with an unoccupied Jaguar XE, which was abandoned on the right shoulder of the freeway.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
The moped driver then crashed into an unoccupied Honda Odyssey, launching the teen and his passenger off the moped.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
The development team framed the deal as a way for the city to create more low-income housing, dump the financial burden of the unoccupied property and secure a money-making property at the end of the lease.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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Manny Pacquiao The 30-year-old Barrios won the vacant WBC interim welterweight title in September 2023 with a unanimous decision over Yordenis Ugás.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Denver’s sideline contingent Court-side seats were mostly vacant on Thursday when the Nuggets opened Summer League play against Milwaukee.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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The black silhouette of a male head and shoulders sits atop a ladder whose rungs are capped at each end with empty spools that might have held the threads of life.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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At the corner of West Boulevard and Romare Bearden Drive, the majority of a 3.5-acre lot sits empty.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
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There are dozens of uninhabited islands in the Halifax River near Daytona Beach, created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged the river in the 1950s.—
Bob Morris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Two are in the southernmost city of Rafah — now mostly uninhabited — and all three are in Israeli military zones that are off-limits to independent media.—
Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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