as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
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Recent Examples of unwritten
Improving culture means identifying the unwritten rules and deciding which ones help your strategy and which hold you back.
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Besides anger over the couple’s apparent violation of the internet’s unwritten code of decorum, many were incensed that the couple was charging would-be green card seekers to perform a service that was essentially free.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The unwritten agreement between state and citizen is that the state will use a measure of force for the protection of the citizen, for the benefit of society.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
Jo said Lee is seeking to lock in the terms favorable to South Korea in the trade deal, which remains unwritten and largely unclear.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Besides anger over the couple’s apparent violation of the internet’s unwritten code of decorum, many were incensed that the couple was charging would-be green card seekers to perform a service that was essentially free.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The unwritten agreement between state and citizen is that the state will use a measure of force for the protection of the citizen, for the benefit of society.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
Jo said Lee is seeking to lock in the terms favorable to South Korea in the trade deal, which remains unwritten and largely unclear.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwritten
Adjective
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But Zurzuvae is the only oral drug that’s specifically indicated for postpartum depression, which is why there’s so much excitement about it.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
28 Oct. 2025
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The state Supreme Court is also slated to hear oral arguments in early November regarding three parents' request to intervene in the circuit court case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a statement, the agency said officers issued multiple verbal commands for the driver to stop before opening fire when the vehicle continued to reverse toward them.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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James finds the wit in every line of Perkins’ script, playing his characters straight and with emotional depth while still showing an unerring instinct for where to place his verbal emphasis for maximum laughs as well as horror.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From its rich literary and spoken word scene to such theater troupes as Word for Word, there is no shortage of opportunities to embrace those artists offering to transport us to a different place and time.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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And Artyom Levshunov is kind of a soft-spoken guy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Unwritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwritten. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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