Abandoned
Abandoned adjective - Left unoccupied or unused.
Wanted
Wanted adjective - Desired or wished for or sought.
Both words in one sentence
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He got back to the course with the help of his team and spectators and wanted to finish the stage, but he abandoned the Tour instead (to visit the hospital) at the insistence of his team.
Source: Useful Notes / Tour de France -
He was always jealous of Joshua, especially when Joshua got the girl they both wanted, then abandoned her to leave the reservation; something Thom never managed.
Source: Rival Turned Evil -
Season 2 reveals a more conventional version of this trope, involving an abandoned housing development Maddox presumably wanted to get rid of cheaply.
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Wanted and Abandoned. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandoned/wanted
Abandoned & Wanted. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandoned/wanted>.
Wanted or Abandoned. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandoned/wanted.
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