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as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch
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as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
wild, abandoned dancing that shocked the staid chaperones at the debutante ball
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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation
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as in left
to cause to remain behind
abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own
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as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch
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as in discontinued
to stop doing (something) permanently
marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago
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Recent Examples of abandoned
Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
O’Hara said city police officers have responded to calls about cars abandoned because their drivers have been apprehended by immigration enforcement.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for abandoned
Adjective
A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.
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France abandoned its wealth tax, as did Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.
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Vargas nodded at the nearly deserted river.—
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Except for a few children kicking a ball and some chickens pecking the ground, the village seemed almost deserted.—
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The protests in Iran began two weeks ago in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation, but have since spiraled into wider demonstrations against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime, which has ruled the country since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.—
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The protests, which began on December 28 as demonstrations in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation, have since spread to more than 100 cities, posing the biggest challenge to the Iranian regime in years.—
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Seibert’s niece, said her uncle indulged his love of travel the past three years, even going on a road trip to his old haunts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.—
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As for whether whims like that need to be indulged, Mayer, perhaps not surprisingly, is on the side of the talent.—
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Years later, the series was set for a revival, but it was abruptly canceled due to creative differences.—
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The number of flights canceled at Cincinnati's major airport has more than doubled on Sunday amid flight reductions at airports nationwide due to the government shutdown.—
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Nissan has discontinued the Versa subcompact sedan, its most affordable vehicle, the company confirmed to The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
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As of the end of the 2025 model year, the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, and Chrysler Pacifica PHEV have all officially been discontinued—not paused or back-burnered.—
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Colonial Pipeline said its network had been accessed via a compromised password that was linked to a disused virtual private networking account used for remote access.—
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The venue was a disused Anglican church where Lediņš had been hosting a discothèque.—
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Resistance to runaway-AI by organisations such as the Society of Authors becomes more and more vital.—
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Such skepticism melted away after episode one of this first runaway celebrity season.—
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Eventually, his parents surrendered to his passion for figure skating.—
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Meanwhile, the offense has surrendered just 10 tackles for loss and four sacks.—
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“Abandoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandoned. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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