unrecorded
adjective
un·re·cord·ed
ˌən-ri-ˈkȯr-dəd 
: not recorded: such as
a
: not written down or included in an official record
unrecorded folklore
previously unrecorded phenomenon/species
unrecorded property deeds
Until weather satellites became common in the 1970s, many tropical storms went unrecorded …—
Thomas Hayden
Thomas Hayden
b
: not recorded on a disc, magnetic tape, etc.
an unrecorded interview/conversation
Examples of unrecorded in a Sentence
an unrecorded contribution to the scholarship fund
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Tracking the scope of the addiction crisis in Mexico is also challenging, as most drug deaths go unrecorded in official statistics.
—Lilia Pacheco Bufanda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
In fact, in the age of ubiquitous cell phone cameras, a secret ballot might be the only way to keep an unrecorded vote truly unrecorded.
—James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Grimm was a 20-year-old Navy veteran, fresh off a 9-hour work shift, when Richmond police officers took him in for 10 hours of unrecorded questioning on Dec. 16, 1975, according to court records.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
In Surrey, a burst water main might have flushed out weak sandstone bedrock beneath the road or caused the collapse of an old, unrecorded sand mine.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Lilia Pacheco Bufanda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
In fact, in the age of ubiquitous cell phone cameras, a secret ballot might be the only way to keep an unrecorded vote truly unrecorded.
—James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Grimm was a 20-year-old Navy veteran, fresh off a 9-hour work shift, when Richmond police officers took him in for 10 hours of unrecorded questioning on Dec. 16, 1975, according to court records.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
In Surrey, a burst water main might have flushed out weak sandstone bedrock beneath the road or caused the collapse of an old, unrecorded sand mine.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Unrecorded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecorded. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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