as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
The Chinese state broadcaster CCTV published a photograph of four people standing on the uninhabited reef.
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Aie Balagtas See, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
China's maritime forces seized effective control over the uninhabited atoll after a 2012 standoff with the Philippines.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The president imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China after taking office, before rolling his tariffs out to nearly all countries—even uninhabited ones—in early April.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
James Austin Johnson took a shot in the next show with his ubiquitous Donald Trump impersonation, dropping the phrase into a bit about the president’s tariffs on uninhabited islands.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 May 2025
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Aie Balagtas See, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
China's maritime forces seized effective control over the uninhabited atoll after a 2012 standoff with the Philippines.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The president imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China after taking office, before rolling his tariffs out to nearly all countries—even uninhabited ones—in early April.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
James Austin Johnson took a shot in the next show with his ubiquitous Donald Trump impersonation, dropping the phrase into a bit about the president’s tariffs on uninhabited islands.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
Adjective
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His pickup truck was discovered, unoccupied, on Monday near a campground west of Leavenworth, Washington.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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First responders found that a white 2001 Acura 3.2 CL had struck an unoccupied passenger van in the parking lot.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The festival was deliberately planned for the barren weeks in June after college students left and before the summer concert and festival season kicked in.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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The Bureau’s new research station on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, with its high altitude and barren landscape, would prove to be the ideal collection spot.—
Ashley Braun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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But the specs say nothing about security or defense systems on board — beyond an anti-intrusion system for when the aircraft is left unattended — and the communications system that's listed is for basic entertainment.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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Green is good, while amber means something — maybe a fire alarm or an unattended bag — is being investigated, so stewards should be alert.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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For the last 26 years, the world’s most famous arena has been hollow in June.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The rise of advertising, credit, and Facebook made meaning feel personal but hollow.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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American retailers cried foul and indicated Santa Claus’s sled would be empty.—
Bruce Yandle,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
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Those who depend on the river are already dealing with uncertainty: this season’s mountain snowpack is expected to deliver about half the median amount of water to the system’s two major reservoirs, which are already two-thirds empty.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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Housing has emerged as a key issue in this year’s mayoral race as the city reels from skyrocketing rents and a dearth of vacant apartments, and there’s widespread agreement more units must be built.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Hartford Prints! has taken over a vacant storefront next door, has broken down a wall and joined the two spaces.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhabited. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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