as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday defended President Trump’s tariffs even against uninhabited islands, saying they are intended to guard against loopholes.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
That, along with the fact that the administration levied tariffs against uninhabited islands led some people to speculate that the White House had arrived at its methodology by asking ChatGPT.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Strikingly, near the end of the list were a series of remote uninhabited Australian islands, offshore territories, and even a military base.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
This unique legislation authorized American citizens to claim uninhabited islands containing guano deposits anywhere in the world on behalf of the United States.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
That, along with the fact that the administration levied tariffs against uninhabited islands led some people to speculate that the White House had arrived at its methodology by asking ChatGPT.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Strikingly, near the end of the list were a series of remote uninhabited Australian islands, offshore territories, and even a military base.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
This unique legislation authorized American citizens to claim uninhabited islands containing guano deposits anywhere in the world on behalf of the United States.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
Adjective
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Under state statute, even unoccupied high-rise buildings must have functional utilities to maintain both fire suppression and fire alarm systems for the protection of first responders and neighboring properties, according to the mayor’s office.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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The teens broke into an unoccupied train at the 36th St. and Fourth Ave.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Charlie Parker’s Favorite Painting (1946) indicates Abercrombie’s engagement with social issues: a yellow noose, nearly fluorescent against a dishwater sky, dangles from a barren tree—an oblique lament from the doggedly antiracist Abercrombie.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mass Effect's core loop doesn't benefit from huge barren landscapes that are devoid of detail.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Louis returned to the McDonald’s around 6:20 p.m., where he was confronted by police about leaving his children unattended.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2025
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Police: Infant dies after being found unresponsive in bathtub in East Haven An infant was pronounced dead after being left unattended in a bathtub in East Haven on Sunday night.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This now rings insultingly hollow— in 2021 Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen revealed that the company, soon renamed Meta, did in fact have the tools to effectively halt the spread of dangerous disinformation on everything from politics to medicine.—
David Robert Grimes,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2025
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The five-star resort is reclaiming what mindful indulgence should’ve been all along: generous, grounded, and generative—not extractive or hollow.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These bottles can be flattened when empty, conserving valuable luggage space and expanded when needed.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But Smith is quick to point out that the facility won’t just sit empty between private driving days.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The now vacant patch of land is roughly a mile west of Interstate 35W, within walking distance of a post office, a gas station, a high school and miles of subdivisions.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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The 27-year-old Ennis (33-0-0-1 with 29 knockouts) won the vacant IBF interim welterweight crown in January 2023 with a unanimous decision victory over Karen Chukhadzhian.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhabited. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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