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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If opportunities to use or share data in unanticipated ways arise — as is common in long-term studies like the Framingham Heart Study — researchers must renew consent for each new application of the data.
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The abundance of games that have broken in unanticipated ways has primed us for a wild Final Four.
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What’s unusual this year is policy makers have the flexibility to spend so much unanticipated cash.
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The law had the unanticipated result of interrupting circular migration patterns and trapping Mexican immigrants in the United States.
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During the last three years, restaurants in Trump Organization properties have not been hit with shutdown orders — like the unanticipated outcome of a Nevada inspection in late 2012.
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An unanticipated population explosion had taken place along the L line in Brooklyn, as young people were driven out of Manhattan by high rents.
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The delightful emulator/nostalgia-fest sparked unanticipated demand, including near-instant supply issues and 200-percent-plus markups in secondary markets.
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Burdened by the unanticipated expense of the KFC Yum Center, and consequently wary of new sports subsidies, Louisville easily could have dismissed pro soccer as another unneeded claim on the public purse.
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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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