disuse

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After a brief resurgence during the Civil War, when it was used as a military route, the road fell into disuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The church fell into disuse in the 1950s and was converted into a house in the early 2000s.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

Congress did remove that disability from most Confederates in 1872, and the provision fell into disuse.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

The body’s sensors that on Earth raise our blood pressure when we stand up from lying down, so that we don’t faint, grow lazy with disuse.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023

My voice sounded odd, rough and rusty from disuse.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss