unmined

adjective

un·​mined ˌən-ˈmīnd How to pronounce unmined (audio)
: not mined
unmined land
unmined resources

Examples of unmined in a Sentence

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Following a year of fraught negotiations, Amazon will soon have a full grip on the franchise that has spawned 25 films about Agent 007 but whose TV, licensing, spinoff and interconnected cinematic universe potential remains unmined. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025 One of the country’s largest mineral reserves remains unmined amid environmental and legal challenges. D. Dowd Muska, National Review, 25 Apr. 2023 For its part, Warrior Met, despite losing millions from strike costs and unmined coal over the past two years, reported $641 million in earnings in 2022. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2023 The 2000s feel like unmined sartorial territory. Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Digging deep into the ecological minutia, Sexton discovered 72 species of algae in the unmined Flathead waters, but only 12 in the Elk. Stephen Robert Miller, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2022 With action points for creatives and executives alike, the letter aims to boost disability representation across the board to tap into the 1 billion global disability audience and, in the foundation’s words, the unmined profit potential. Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmined was in 1831

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“Unmined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmined. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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