Definition of unanticipated
: not anticipated : unexpected, unforeseen
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Examples of unanticipated in a Sentence
The new policy has had some unanticipated side effects.
ran into some unanticipated difficulties with the computer program
Recent Examples of unanticipated from the Web
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Trump began the summit by saying Russia should be allowed back into what would again become a G-8 bloc, lobbing unanticipated friction into an already fraught summit that ended chaotically.
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Eben Heine wasn't unhappy when there was an unanticipated break in the action of Saturday's Class 4A state baseball final at Joliet Route 66 Stadium.
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Like all seemingly fool-proof solutions, the jungle primary has produced unanticipated problems -- especially for Democrats in 2018.
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Print subscribers get a password for your existing account here The $1 billion-plus price tag — to be borne by veterans themselves — is another of the unanticipated costs of war measured both in dollars and toxic wounds.
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At that time, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell played the role that Mr. Mattis plays now: the voice of caution about what happens when unpredictable wars start, and the unanticipated follows.
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This year was no exception, with the catalog of takeaways including high-impact pouts, unanticipated showings of skin, and insouciant updos that felt just as unshackled as loose swinging lengths.
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The alternate date for the closure due to weather or other unanticipated circumstance is Tuesday, May 22.
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Jonathan Cogan, a spokesman for the EIA, said that a range of factors such as unanticipated supply disruptions, OPEC policy decisions and weather, as well as the lack of accurate data outside the U.S., can lead to oil prices missing expectations.
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First Known Use of unanticipated
circa 1779
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UNANTICIPATED Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of unanticipated for English Language Learners
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: not expected or anticipated : not thought of as a possibility
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