unopened
adjective
un·opened
ˌən-ˈō-pənd 
-pᵊmd
: not opened
unopened mail
an unopened window
a letter that was returned unopened
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Among the other goods for sale are vintage baseball cards including Willie Mays and an unopened package of Windows 2000 software.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Additional testing conducted by NHTSA in March on unopened samples from the same lot again found visible sediment and confirmed the product failed to meet federal standards.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The unopened box was later found in the passenger seat of the Pontiac.
—Caroline Zimmerman
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Every single part of the plant is edible — flowers, leaves, stems, roots and unopened buds.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Additional testing conducted by NHTSA in March on unopened samples from the same lot again found visible sediment and confirmed the product failed to meet federal standards.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The unopened box was later found in the passenger seat of the Pontiac.
—Caroline Zimmerman
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Every single part of the plant is edible — flowers, leaves, stems, roots and unopened buds.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unopened
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“Unopened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unopened. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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