unpublished
adjective
un·pub·lished
ˌən-ˈpə-blisht 
: 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an unpublished book/manuscript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an unpublished author
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These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Early, unpublished results show promise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Giuffre had worked with Wallace on the memoir for the last four years—the book is different from the unpublished memoir that was unsealed as part of a previous court case.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Furnas’s unpublished research, for instance, has found that over the past 40 years, Republicans have appropriated more money to science than Democrats.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Early, unpublished results show promise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Giuffre had worked with Wallace on the memoir for the last four years—the book is different from the unpublished memoir that was unsealed as part of a previous court case.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Furnas’s unpublished research, for instance, has found that over the past 40 years, Republicans have appropriated more money to science than Democrats.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpublished
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“Unpublished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpublished. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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