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

It fell into disuse after Congress granted an amnesty to most ex-rebels in 1872.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024

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

In the semi-darkness Matthias could make out various old farming implements rusted with disuse.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques