as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
Archaeologists have just uncovered an ancient city that the Roman army so thoroughly besieged that it was left uninhabited for nearly 200 years.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Lava quickly fountained from a series of fissures into the sky, before pouring into several uninhabited valleys next to a mountain named Fagradalsfjall.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
The island of 73,000 residents is nearly 80 percent uninhabited with much of it a state park.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Lupita Nyong’o leads the movie’s voice cast, playing a robot named Roz, who gets marooned on an uninhabited island and soon develops a bond with an orphaned gosling.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Lava quickly fountained from a series of fissures into the sky, before pouring into several uninhabited valleys next to a mountain named Fagradalsfjall.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
The island of 73,000 residents is nearly 80 percent uninhabited with much of it a state park.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Lupita Nyong’o leads the movie’s voice cast, playing a robot named Roz, who gets marooned on an uninhabited island and soon develops a bond with an orphaned gosling.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
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Pfeiffer advises designing garages and other unoccupied spaces in a place that can protect the living areas of the home from afternoon sun or winter winds, but not in a way that would block from the benefits of prevailing breezes.Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Another house collapses in Outer Banks The unoccupied house on G.A. Kohler Court collapsed around 1 p.m. Tuesday, the National Park Service said in its statement.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.Laura Paddison, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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The result is a barren playa, wide swaths of sand and earth.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
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Use a carrier and a leash to transport them and don't leave them unattended.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Prohibit infant restraints: The CPSC says that having infant restraints on a product could suggest to parents and caregivers that babies can be left unattended, which should never be done.Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024
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Unlike a snake, which injects venom through hollow fangs, the gila monster’s venom flows through large grooved lower teeth.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Though the knife handle is hollow, the rest of the pieces are nicely weighted, and Lenox offers a limited lifetime warranty against defects.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
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According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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The battle is underway, but the bad actors no longer play on an empty field.Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Footage of the interaction between Penny and Neely, which began about 2 minutes after the incident started, captures Penny holding Neely for about 4 minutes and 57 seconds on a relatively empty train with a couple of passengers nearby.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Trees obstruct a direct view of the vacant homes, which sit at the end of a long driveway atop a hill, with single-story homes and apartment complexes near its base.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Frogmore Cottage has been vacant since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were asked to vacate.Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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