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
Even still, thousands of cots had already been set up in the outfield to house first responders and service workers, so when the roof was ripped off, the unoccupied cots added to an already apocalyptic scene of destruction.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
The actual figure seems to be much higher according to the loan servicer’s report: a 73.9% occupancy rate in a building with 1.2 million square feet of rentable space means that unoccupied area should be closer to 300,000 square feet.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
See how one unoccupied house was swept into the ocean this week.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Reports state that the home, belonging to 40-year-old producer John Powers Middleton, has been unoccupied for years, attracting squatters and creating safety concerns for the neighborhood.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
The actual figure seems to be much higher according to the loan servicer’s report: a 73.9% occupancy rate in a building with 1.2 million square feet of rentable space means that unoccupied area should be closer to 300,000 square feet.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
See how one unoccupied house was swept into the ocean this week.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Reports state that the home, belonging to 40-year-old producer John Powers Middleton, has been unoccupied for years, attracting squatters and creating safety concerns for the neighborhood.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
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Adams and Williams seek to take the seat left vacant by term-limited Freeman.Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In California, San Francisco and Berkeley approved taxes on vacant properties in 2022.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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To the empty wok, add the remaining vegetable oil, the garlic, ginger, and scallions and stir-fry until fragrant, 30–60 seconds.Lois Goh, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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There were cigarettes on the bar, empty glasses on the back tables, and only a dozen guests left at Sid Gold’s Request Room.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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The man is being held in lieu of $480,000 bail at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of numerous charges, including assault with a firearm, shooting into an inhabited dwelling or vehicle, shooting into an uninhabited dwelling or vehicle, willful discharge of a firearm and other crimes.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, their multimillion-dollar homes sit there uninhabited, while further down the hillside, local restaurant workers and ski lift operators pack themselves into sardine-can condominiums, or huddle in drafty RVs, due to the dearth of affordable housing.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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