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Recent Examples of unbusy
Or, even better, until some productive, unbusy scientist clones me a sister-wife.
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Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019
Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusy
Adjective
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But phone data indicates her device was inactive starting around 9:23 p.m. that night, Young said.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
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Aim for the hole and spray into the nest during the evening when the wasps are inactive and aren’t out foraging.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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The Brewers were idle Thursday and trail the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs by two games in the loss column.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Many of these homes, which were badly needed due to the ongoing housing shortage across the country, are now sitting idle on the market because high mortgage rates and growing economic uncertainty are keeping buyers on the sidelines.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Wait until the plane is fully boarded and everyone has settled into their seats before jumping into an unoccupied seat.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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At least one unit remained unoccupied so that top officials could see it.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Second, while the unemployment rate ticked down, that was due to a drop in people who are unemployed that are actively seeking employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But for now, for the millions of currently unemployed Gen Zers who have a reputation for ghosting employers, facing their phone anxiety is the first foot in the door.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Paired with the ensemble of braiders is their unpredictable clientele – a string of characters demonstrating the breadth of the American women filling salon chairs, from party girls to nepo babies and sleepy nurses coming off the night shift.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Even its flavor conjures a deep sleepy forest with woody, spicy and herbaceous notes, and finishes pleasantly bitter.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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But just because a stock has been quiescent for a while is no reason to disdain it.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In the early 2000s, the U.S. invasion of Iraq united Iraqi Kurds in a quest to preserve their autonomy, and the rivalry in greater Kurdistan eclipsed the quiescent Kurdish rivalry within Iraq.—
Behnam Ben Taleblu,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Nov. 2017
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“Unbusy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbusy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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