unexploited

adjective un·ex·ploit·ed \ ˌən-ik-ˈsplȯi-təd \

Updated on: 16 May 2018

Definition of unexploited

: not exploited or developed : not taken advantage of

unexploited resources

Recent Examples of unexploited from the Web

What seems to have gone missing was any realization that there's an entire continent south of Mexico that is virtually unexplored — and unexploited — by U.S. film interests/fans/funders.

— john anderson, latimes.com, "Latin American cinema offers untapped riches just south of the North American border," 11 May 2018
Still, critics warn the continent’s growing use of coal for power will have other harmful consequences, including the environmental impacts of mining the continent’s previously unexploited coal reserves.

— National Geographic, "As the World Cuts Back on Coal, a Growing Appetite in Africa," 10 May 2017
By leaving few fossil-fuels resources in the United States unexploited, the thinking goes, the country can fund infrastructure and bolster national security.

— dino grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Trump administration has new energy buzzword," 25 May 2017
Still, critics warn the continent’s growing use of coal for power will have other harmful consequences, including the environmental impacts of mining the continent’s previously unexploited coal reserves.

— National Geographic, "As the World Cuts Back on Coal, a Growing Appetite in Africa," 10 May 2017
History has shown that dams are too costly a method of generating electricity, and this is particularly true in Iraq, which has vast and unexploited solar potential.

— david owen, The New Yorker, "The Mail," 16 Jan. 2017
While the Hajj pilgrimage happens once a year, the Umra pilgrimage can be done year round, and Prince Mohammed has spoken of raising the number of Umra visitors as a source of unexploited income.

— ben hubbard and clifford krauss, New York Times, "Saudi King Shakes Up Government as Economic Plan Moves Forward," 7 May 2016
Until that time, there are a few, largely unexploited software flaws, most of them in Safari, that Apple is patching.

— wired blogs, WIRED, "Experts Trash Mac Security Warnings," 8 May 2006

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