unexploited
adjective
un·ex·ploit·ed
ˌən-ik-ˈsplȯi-təd 
: not exploited or developed : not taken advantage of
unexploited resources
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Food importers began to search again for reliable partners in developing countries with unexploited capacity and low productivity.
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Eckart Woertz, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2013
But those have gone largely unexploited.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2021
Native Americans are organizing to protect their largely unexploited Colorado River water rights while exploring water-sharing options with areas of greater demand.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
Certain groups of animals show a remarkable capacity for quickly evolving into new species to seize control of unexploited niches in the environment.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2010
The idea of an unexploited market of soon-to-be-soccer fans has long beckoned to FIFA’s marketing teams, especially during the 1994 stateside World Cup, but has never been fully realized.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
Which is reasonable enough: Many of Saunders’ stories have unexploited potential for Hollywood studio films.
—Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
Wolves have long embodied the dangers of the world unexplored—and unexploited—by humans.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2021
What, if any, resources and strategies for building decarbonization remain untapped and unexploited?
—Bradford Dockser, Forbes, 21 May 2021
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Eckart Woertz, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2013
But those have gone largely unexploited.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2021
Native Americans are organizing to protect their largely unexploited Colorado River water rights while exploring water-sharing options with areas of greater demand.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
Certain groups of animals show a remarkable capacity for quickly evolving into new species to seize control of unexploited niches in the environment.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2010
The idea of an unexploited market of soon-to-be-soccer fans has long beckoned to FIFA’s marketing teams, especially during the 1994 stateside World Cup, but has never been fully realized.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
Which is reasonable enough: Many of Saunders’ stories have unexploited potential for Hollywood studio films.
—Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
Wolves have long embodied the dangers of the world unexplored—and unexploited—by humans.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2021
What, if any, resources and strategies for building decarbonization remain untapped and unexploited?
—Bradford Dockser, Forbes, 21 May 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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“Unexploited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploited. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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