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
Wait until the plane is fully boarded and everyone has settled into their seats before jumping into an unoccupied seat.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
At least one unit remained unoccupied so that top officials could see it.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Multiple occupied and unoccupied cars were also shot, according to the police department.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
It is owned by KH Blue Stream LLC, part of a Kansas City commercial real estate firm called Kessinger Hunter & Co.
Last week, the site was fenced off and appeared unoccupied, with no trespassing signs posted on the fencing.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
At least one unit remained unoccupied so that top officials could see it.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Multiple occupied and unoccupied cars were also shot, according to the police department.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
It is owned by KH Blue Stream LLC, part of a Kansas City commercial real estate firm called Kessinger Hunter & Co.
Last week, the site was fenced off and appeared unoccupied, with no trespassing signs posted on the fencing.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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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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Add the liquid to the reservoir and fill it with water. Step 3: Start descaling Start a standard brew cycle, dump out the solution and continue filling the mug until the tank is empty.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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This serene beach on the uninhabited island of Culebrita exceeds expectations with its remote location and rugged landscape.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
27 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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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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