as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
Kirby co-stars with Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl in the feature about a group of disillusioned outsiders who leave civilization to start their own society on a remote uninhabited island.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
It's been over three months since President Trump announced very big across-the-board tariffs on imports from nearly every territory on Earth–including uninhabited islands.
—July 16, NPR, 16 July 2025
The East Asian neighbors have two ongoing disputes in the East China Sea: one over the sovereignty of the uninhabited Senkaku island group—administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as the Diaoyu Islands—and the other over energy exploration in the region.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Consequently, all the oases in his model were considered uninhabited.
—ArsTechnica, 13 July 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
It's been over three months since President Trump announced very big across-the-board tariffs on imports from nearly every territory on Earth–including uninhabited islands.
—July 16, NPR, 16 July 2025
The East Asian neighbors have two ongoing disputes in the East China Sea: one over the sovereignty of the uninhabited Senkaku island group—administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as the Diaoyu Islands—and the other over energy exploration in the region.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Consequently, all the oases in his model were considered uninhabited.
—ArsTechnica, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
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That includes occupancy, foot traffic, frequency and location of meetings, areas that are unoccupied or crowded and the impact on heating and cooling systems.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
22 July 2025
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The building was unoccupied at the time and no one was injured in the ordeal, but the clerk and assessor's offices remain closed due to damage from the fire, per Pagosa Springs police.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Then there is Canada and Greenland’s beef over the uninhabited Hans Island, a barren spit in the Kennedy Channel.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Brown, barren, patchy spots in your lawn can be unsightly.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Child and pet welfare: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Child and pet safety: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Made up of a series of hollow, interlocking keratin segments, the rattle is unique to the Crotalus genus; plenty of snakes shake their tails in warning, but only rattlesnakes rattle while doing so.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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And despite Duffy’s assurance that Artemis is a critical mission, the message runs hollow if word from the Oval Office doesn’t match.—
Matthew Beddingfield,
Scientific American,
2 Aug. 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
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In his debut in the Red-White game, Gardner stopped 14 of 17 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss, but two of the goals came on the power play, and the other was with the opposing net empty.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Pre-ride preparation is key—ensuring all devices are charged, storage cards are empty, and connections are made before kickstands go up.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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None of the 408 properties — occupied or vacant — at the center of the litigation have a certificate of compliance, according to the city's lawsuit, which also alleges hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid blight violations.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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As the area was settled, Papago Park was mostly vacant.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhabited. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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