unexpurgated
adjective
un·ex·pur·gat·ed
ˌən-ˈek-spər-ˌgā-təd 
: not having potentially offensive or otherwise objectionable parts removed : not expurgated
an unexpurgated edition
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The characters are mostly children, adolescents, and women, and the reader is guided only by what appears to be their unexpurgated monologues or dialogues in which the speakers are not identified.
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Suzanne Jill Levine
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
Summerall’s book is packed with these sorts of disclosures, and his decision to open the kimono—a phrase that undoubtedly is off-limits in and around Amen Corner—on Augusta’s restrictions gave fans an unexpurgated look behind the scenes of sports’ most unconventional broadcast arrangement.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
By using the unexpurgated versions of Mao’s orders contained in the provincial archives, Dikotter traces the blame for these outrages directly to Mao.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2013
The unexpurgated soundtrack will be available as a limited-edition, double-vinyl set, as well as digitally with a Dolby Atmos mix by guitarist Jerry Harrison and E.T. Thorngren, who mixed the original album.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
McSweeney’s unexpurgated speech is available on the BAFTA YouTube channel.
—Manori Ravindran, Variety, 15 May 2023
Sturgis quotes extensively from the unexpurgated trial transcript, first published in 2003, by Wilde’s grandson, the scholar Merlin Holland.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
For his unexpurgated comments, check out the video.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
For their unexpurgated comments, check out the video.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 26 May 2021
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Suzanne Jill Levine
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
Summerall’s book is packed with these sorts of disclosures, and his decision to open the kimono—a phrase that undoubtedly is off-limits in and around Amen Corner—on Augusta’s restrictions gave fans an unexpurgated look behind the scenes of sports’ most unconventional broadcast arrangement.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
By using the unexpurgated versions of Mao’s orders contained in the provincial archives, Dikotter traces the blame for these outrages directly to Mao.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2013
The unexpurgated soundtrack will be available as a limited-edition, double-vinyl set, as well as digitally with a Dolby Atmos mix by guitarist Jerry Harrison and E.T. Thorngren, who mixed the original album.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
McSweeney’s unexpurgated speech is available on the BAFTA YouTube channel.
—Manori Ravindran, Variety, 15 May 2023
Sturgis quotes extensively from the unexpurgated trial transcript, first published in 2003, by Wilde’s grandson, the scholar Merlin Holland.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
For his unexpurgated comments, check out the video.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
For their unexpurgated comments, check out the video.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 26 May 2021
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“Unexpurgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexpurgated. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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