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unused

[uhn-yoozd, uhn-yoost] / ʌnˈjuzd, ʌnˈjust /
ADJECTIVE
not used
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


ADJECTIVE
surplus
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
ADJECTIVE
unaccustomed
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Many turn to Instagram and TikTok for inspiration, only for recipe screenshots to go buried and unused in their phones’ camera rolls.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Yet each electron also carries quantum information that normally goes unused.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

But South Africa ensured that innovation went unused.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The items must be unused and with proof of purchase, to receive a full refund.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

He was lean and of middle height, and his movements were careful, as if he thought he might break something inadvertently, as if he was unused to delicate glasses and fine tableware.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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