as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
Mauro Morandi, whose 32-year sojourn on an uninhabited Mediterranean island led to his being known as Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, died on Jan. 3 in Modena, Italy.
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The other nine—Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island and Navassa Island—are uninhabited outlying islands.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Why did a small, uninhabited island—mostly barren and covered in volcanic rock—attract them?
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—Abbott Kahler, airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024
Directed by Chris Sanders, The Wild Robot stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o as Roz, a robot that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to the harsh surroundings.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The other nine—Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island and Navassa Island—are uninhabited outlying islands.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Why did a small, uninhabited island—mostly barren and covered in volcanic rock—attract them?
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—Abbott Kahler, airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024
Directed by Chris Sanders, The Wild Robot stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o as Roz, a robot that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to the harsh surroundings.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
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The building was unoccupied during the attack, according to police reports reviewed by The Associated Press.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Four retail spaces on the property are also unoccupied.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Anatolian mountains, where Ali tends to a barren garden, provide a sinister backdrop from which anything, not just a vagabond dropped as if from the sky, can suddenly appear.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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The streets are barren, save for occasional officials’ vehicles.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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More:How to stay safe as dangerous cold grips much of the country How to prevent a space heater fire A space heater should never be left unattended, experts say.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ashtyn Paige of Cincinnati had her concerns about what her puppy, Moose, would do when he was left at home unattended.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Some stations provide crisp audio, while others can sound a bit tinny or hollow.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
31 Jan. 2025
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During a bone marrow biopsy, your healthcare provider will use a hollow needle to take a sample of bone marrow, usually from inside your hip bone.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
2 Jan. 2025
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A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
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But that Fiennes mantle is as empty as St. Peter’s Square in a thunderstorm.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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The food safety manager certificate was not available and paper towel dispensers near two hand sinks were empty.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Code Blue took effect Sunday night — before a body was pulled from a burning and vacant home on North Avenue.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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In December, before the fires, the median rent for vacant units of all sizes across Los Angeles County was $2,045, down 0.7% from a year earlier but 6.8% more than in December 2019, according to data from Apartment List.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhabited. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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