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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
Los Angeles is the worldwide leader in available soundstage space, but plenty of it is going unused.
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
After removing unused accounts, many people choose to use a data removal service that requests the deletion of those listings.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2024, the state paid $413 million for unused time off.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Moving the technology into the palm rest area could be the latest attempt to make the most of unused space.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
After removing unused accounts, many people choose to use a data removal service that requests the deletion of those listings.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2024, the state paid $413 million for unused time off.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Moving the technology into the palm rest area could be the latest attempt to make the most of unused space.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unused
Adjective
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In the unadjusted data, on the other hand, the benefits continue to increase.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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Multiple states saw large spikes in claims following the holiday period, including California (14,499), Illinois (11,207) and New York (10,600), according to unadjusted figures.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Carson Benge homered in his first career game, going back-to-back with Francisco Alvarez at the bottom of a new-look lineup, and Freddy Peralta (1-0) won his Mets debut as New York improved to 42-23 on opening day before a sellout crowd of 41,449.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Brewers are looking to the Blue Springs native to be their new ace and lead them back to the National League Championship Series, and maybe even further.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Now, the local chain is preparing to anchor itself in one of the city’s most visible — and long-dormant — building.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Largely dormant since the era of the 356—in no small part thanks to James Dean—the carmaker brought the name and idea back first in 1989 on the original 911 body, then again in ’94 on the new 964 platform.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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With more than 1,000 chapters still unadapted, the Straw Hats’ voyage could span many more seasons if the show maintains its audience and Netflix continues greenlighting new installments.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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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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All of them were working in an off duty capacity, police spokesperson Officer Cynthia Wood said in an email to the Star-Telegram.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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There’s also a 12-game stretch without an off day.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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By offering to set aside nearly a third of the units as affordably priced, Vessel is able to use Connecticut’s 8-30g law as powerful leverage to get those plans approved — especially in affluent suburbs unaccustomed to large-scale apartment complexes with modernistic architecture.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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Heat waves now happen in unaccustomed places like the Pacific Northwest.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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Fields and the future Karahan teamed up with Hunt Realty as well as investors Chief Partners and Crosstie Capital in 2018 to acquire what was the largest remaining vacant property in Frisco — a tract that belonged to the estate of Dallas businessman Bert Fields.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The artistic director position has been effectively vacant for several months.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The league-leading Avalanche (45-13-10) moved four points ahead of idle Dallas for the top spot in the Western Conference.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Utah remained six points ahead of the idle Kings for the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unused. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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