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as in unadjusted
not having acquired a habit or tolerance
the runner's performance suffered because he was unused to running at such high elevations
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as in new
recently made and never used before
preferred to start with unused pencils
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as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
is there an unused cubicle that the temp could work out of?
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Recent Examples of unused
Over the last year, she’s witnessed the big production soundstages that the main studios rent go unused.
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Kristen Lopez, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Office vacancy rates are at a 15-year high with just under a quarter of the available space going unused.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
Its purpose was to allow those single-digit millionaires to buy unused seats from its regular members who were paying $5,000 to $10,000 per hour to fly.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
As of 2024, families can roll over unused 529 funds to the account beneficiary’s Roth individual retirement account, without triggering income taxes or penalties, as long as the 529 plan has been open for at least 15 years.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kristen Lopez, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Office vacancy rates are at a 15-year high with just under a quarter of the available space going unused.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
Its purpose was to allow those single-digit millionaires to buy unused seats from its regular members who were paying $5,000 to $10,000 per hour to fly.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
As of 2024, families can roll over unused 529 funds to the account beneficiary’s Roth individual retirement account, without triggering income taxes or penalties, as long as the 529 plan has been open for at least 15 years.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unused
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Filings in both Florida and North Carolina declined after jumping the previous week, according to unadjusted data.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
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But the company did not reveal gaps on an unadjusted basis, which would provide simple differences in median pay not altered to remove factors like jobs levels, skills and experience.Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
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The triumphs and troubles of the new era all seem to stem from the fact that after years of clawing away at a new path, Shinoda feels like he’s found his counterpart again.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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American innovation today, such as the Pentagon’s Replicator program to rapidly field new high-tech weapons, is equally impressive—and equally insufficient.Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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The case was dormant until last year, when agents with Wisconsin's Justice Department began working with the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory to identify the remains.Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Most went dormant in August and September, then the rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene made their way up here.Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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The works of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson had remained unadapted to feature film until Denzel Washington took on the challenge of bringing Fences to the big screen.Kevin Jacobsen and Sammi Burke, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
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Sure, there have been a few adaptation attempts over the years (e.g. 2012's Tiger Eyes, 1978's Forever, and the '90s series Fudge), but to this day, some of her most beloved books remain unadapted.Devan Coggan, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2023
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The key to success is to switch your attention from keyword optimization to offering genuine value through interactive features, user-centric content and effective off-page methods.Adhip Ray, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The biggest problem with the bullpen approach is that the more pitchers a team uses in a game, the chances multiply of at least one of them having an off night.Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Somebody who can be funny and scary and scared and a little unaccustomed to human company….Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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But Chisholm was unaccustomed to dealing with real-time game engine VFX, and Legato turned out to be a godsend.Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
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Daniels has already been a breath of fresh air for the franchise.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Made from fresh fruit in season but often released the next year, many local producers have excellent examples of these products.Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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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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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unused. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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