unpublished

adjective

un·pub·lished | \ ˌən-ˈpə-blisht

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Definition of unpublished

: not published: such as

a : not released for public distribution or sale an unpublished book/manuscript

b : having no works that have been published an unpublished author

Examples of unpublished in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An as-yet-unpublished study has found that heart cells infected with the coronavirus were often severely fragmented. — David Hogberg, Washington Examiner, "Long-term effects of COVID-19 on the heart unclear," 11 Feb. 2021 Afrikan Echoes is due to launch in March, featuring up to 50 original and unpublished African works that have been translated into multiple African languages, including Yoruba, Amharic and Swahili. — Rochelle Beighton And Rachel Wood, CNN, "An audiobooks app will tell unheard African stories," 16 Jan. 2021 There were also 250 unpublished manuscripts, 38 writer’s notebooks and 8,000 pages of journal entries that turned out to be a confounding blend of fact and falsehood. — Anna Mundow, WSJ, "‘Devils, Lusts & Strange Desires’ Review: The Elusive Patricia Highsmith," 15 Jan. 2021 Al Tompkins of Poynter, a nonprofit journalism school and research organization, wrote this week that photographers at media outlets could also face the uncomfortable call from federal law enforcement agencies seeking unpublished photos or videos. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, "Internet detectives swarmed the effort to ID Capitol riot mob, with mixed results," 14 Jan. 2021 Please send a covering letter, CV and an unpublished 800-word article suitable for publication to asiafinancewriter@economist.com by February 1st. — The Economist, "Jobs at The Economist We’re hiring," 16 Jan. 2021 The sale of Dylan's musical catalog comes a few weeks after the Jewish singer-songwriter's musings about anti-Semitism and unpublished song lyrics sold at auction for a total of $495,000. — Arkansas Online, "The Dylan catalog, a 60-year rock 'n' roll odyssey, is sold," 7 Dec. 2020 Last month, a trove of the Nobel Prize-winning songwriter's thoughts on anti-Semitism and unpublished song lyrics sold at auction for roughly $495,000. — Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, "Bob Dylan sells entire song catalog to Universal in 'landmark agreement'," 7 Dec. 2020 His estate holds two unpublished children’s books, said Susan Schulman, the agent who represents it. — New York Times, "Walter Tevis Was a Novelist. You Might Know His Books (Much) Better as Movies.," 23 Dec. 2020

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unpublished

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of unpublished

: not prepared, printed, and sold as or as part of a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.

—used to describe a writer whose works have not yet been published

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