1
: not built : not yet constructed
2
: not built on
an unbuilt plot
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Copenhagen has still built only a fraction of its three hundred ecological projects; the unbuilt portion includes the green streets and cloudburst boulevards meant to link them into a functioning network.
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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Michigan City’s remaining unbuilt portion of the trail is funded, to be built within the next two to three years.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
City officials confirmed that Hearst has met with them to discuss potential changes to its entitlements for 5M, specifically around the unbuilt condo tower.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2025
Their new works, spanning sculpture, installation, and mixed media, use architectural motifs as both metaphor and material, interrogating how personal and political histories are built—and unbuilt.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Michigan City’s remaining unbuilt portion of the trail is funded, to be built within the next two to three years.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
City officials confirmed that Hearst has met with them to discuss potential changes to its entitlements for 5M, specifically around the unbuilt condo tower.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2025
Their new works, spanning sculpture, installation, and mixed media, use architectural motifs as both metaphor and material, interrogating how personal and political histories are built—and unbuilt.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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“Unbuilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbuilt. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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unbuilt
adjective
un·built
ˌən-ˈbilt 
1
: not yet built
an unbuilt house
2
: not built on
an unbuilt plot
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