1
: not built : not yet constructed
2
: not built on
an unbuilt plot
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The stunning unbuilt Viva Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas from 1961 looks as if the Jetsons held a circus at a parking garage.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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
The council also plans to review later this year a still unbuilt roundabout approved for the Carlsbad Boulevard intersection at Cannon Road.
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There is still unbuilt beachfront, although in five years it may be gone.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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
The council also plans to review later this year a still unbuilt roundabout approved for the Carlsbad Boulevard intersection at Cannon Road.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
There is still unbuilt beachfront, although in five years it may be gone.
—Eric Goodman, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
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“Unbuilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbuilt. Accessed 3 Feb. 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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