as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
a disused warehouse that had become a den for drug dealers
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Even in her final year of life -- 1997 -- Diana risked everything to walk through a field of disused but active land mines in Angola where thousands risked their lives every day because stepping in the wrong place could mean losing their life or, at best, their limbs.
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Max Foster, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
Istria is by hiking or cycling the Parenzana Trail, which follows the winding route of a disused railway line for about 80 miles.
—Mary Novakovich, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
And in a closet in his disused private office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023
Juneau, like most of Alaska’s towns and cities, is experiencing a severe housing shortage, and the city’s downtown has a large number of commercial buildings with disused upper-floor apartments.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022
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Max Foster, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
Istria is by hiking or cycling the Parenzana Trail, which follows the winding route of a disused railway line for about 80 miles.
—Mary Novakovich, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
And in a closet in his disused private office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023
Juneau, like most of Alaska’s towns and cities, is experiencing a severe housing shortage, and the city’s downtown has a large number of commercial buildings with disused upper-floor apartments.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022
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According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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However, since their sunny destination is nine years away, the group needs to scavenge cryo pods from a derelict space outpost.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Against the backdrop of an investigation into the murder of a fellow officer, the crime thriller sees a team of Miami cops discovering millions in cash in a derelict stash house.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
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Her body was found days later near a vacant duplex.CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
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The property appeared vacant, with lights dimmed, curtains drawn and a mailbox stuffed with envelopes.Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
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The film seamlessly blends two seemingly disparate genres by merging the rugged, desolate frontier setting with the terror of a cannibalistic tribe.Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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The third vertex is desolate Maher Island, off the coast of Antarctica.Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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