as in neglect
lack of use
since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy
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Recent Examples of disuse
After a fire in 2000, though, parts of it were thrown into disuse and left to ruin.
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Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
At the same time, society’s social structures fell into disuse.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
How is Milwaukee making sure its absentee ballot drop boxes are still secure after years of disuse?
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
The 111-year-old Beaux-Arts building, designed by the same firm that did New York City’s Grand Central Station, had fallen into disuse after closing in the 1980s, becoming a symbol for the city’s decline—something Ford had long wanted to change.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 9 June 2024
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Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
At the same time, society’s social structures fell into disuse.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
How is Milwaukee making sure its absentee ballot drop boxes are still secure after years of disuse?
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
The 111-year-old Beaux-Arts building, designed by the same firm that did New York City’s Grand Central Station, had fallen into disuse after closing in the 1980s, becoming a symbol for the city’s decline—something Ford had long wanted to change.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 9 June 2024
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“Disuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disuse. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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