as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
the commander is unavailable right now
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Recent Examples of unavailable
Any weapons that may have been used were not mentioned in the document, and any motive was unavailable.
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Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Detainees are provided certain essentials, such as food and soap, free of charge, but many also purchase items at commissary stores that are of better quality or otherwise unavailable.
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Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Allows the Florida Department of Transportation to fund 100% of the project costs for a public vertiport if federal funds are unavailable (SB 1093).
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Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Newer, more sensitive forms of forensic testing — which may have been unavailable, or less reliable, just a few years earlier — can shed light on old evidence.
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Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
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Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
Detainees are provided certain essentials, such as food and soap, free of charge, but many also purchase items at commissary stores that are of better quality or otherwise unavailable.
—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Allows the Florida Department of Transportation to fund 100% of the project costs for a public vertiport if federal funds are unavailable (SB 1093).
—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Newer, more sensitive forms of forensic testing — which may have been unavailable, or less reliable, just a few years earlier — can shed light on old evidence.
—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavailable
inaccessible
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Disabled people are disproportionately represented in detention, where inaccessible conditions, inadequate medical care, and systemic neglect put lives at risk.
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Starting in 2028, every PlayStation game comes with an expiry date; as soon as the PS5’s digital store shuts down, a huge swath of games will simply become inaccessible.
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavailable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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