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 existing unoccupied structures will be razed to make way for the new store.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Goldin Finance 117, a 1,959-foot-tall tower in China's Tianjin region, will continue its construction after spending years unoccupied when the developers went bankrupt a decade ago.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was turning at low speed when it was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 May 2025
The house, purchased last month for about $8.6 million, was being renovated and was unoccupied when the fire began, sources told CBS News.
—Carol Ross Joynt, CBS News, 20 May 2025
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Goldin Finance 117, a 1,959-foot-tall tower in China's Tianjin region, will continue its construction after spending years unoccupied when the developers went bankrupt a decade ago.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was turning at low speed when it was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 May 2025
The house, purchased last month for about $8.6 million, was being renovated and was unoccupied when the fire began, sources told CBS News.
—Carol Ross Joynt, CBS News, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
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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
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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Companies that are serious about the future of work know that AI implementation without workforce enablement is an empty investment.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The area includes buffer zones along the border with Israel as well as the southern city of Rafah, which is now mostly uninhabited, and other large areas that Israel has ordered to be evacuated.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The uninhabited Senkaku Islands, also known as the Diaoyu Islands in China, are claimed by Beijing, which has intensified its assertive coast guard patrols since Tokyo nationalized the islands in 2012.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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