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
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Sometimes, Pearl was called to pick up her daughter early, in an unrecorded informal removal.
—Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
With the enclave’s medical system in shambles, Palestinian health officials say many more deaths have gone unrecorded.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Republicans registered objections to some individual items, mostly through unrecorded voice votes that sped the process along.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Extreme winds often go unrecorded because such gusts can either damage or destroy instrumentation.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
Sacks did not become an official statistic until 1982, so the number of times Butkus smothered opposing quarterbacks remains unrecorded.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
During the Great Depression, ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax traveled the country, collecting previously unrecorded folk and blues music for the Library of Congress.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
Because the totals are based on media accounts and reports submitted by librarians, the ALA regards its numbers as snapshots, with many incidents left unrecorded.
—Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2023
The nine-bedroom, 12-bathroom estate last changed hands in 1997, when it was acquired for an unrecorded amount by Leon Rudyak, who was once reported in the L.A. Times to own a chain of video stores in Russia, and his wife Mila.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
With the enclave’s medical system in shambles, Palestinian health officials say many more deaths have gone unrecorded.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Republicans registered objections to some individual items, mostly through unrecorded voice votes that sped the process along.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Extreme winds often go unrecorded because such gusts can either damage or destroy instrumentation.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
Sacks did not become an official statistic until 1982, so the number of times Butkus smothered opposing quarterbacks remains unrecorded.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
During the Great Depression, ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax traveled the country, collecting previously unrecorded folk and blues music for the Library of Congress.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
Because the totals are based on media accounts and reports submitted by librarians, the ALA regards its numbers as snapshots, with many incidents left unrecorded.
—Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2023
The nine-bedroom, 12-bathroom estate last changed hands in 1997, when it was acquired for an unrecorded amount by Leon Rudyak, who was once reported in the L.A. Times to own a chain of video stores in Russia, and his wife Mila.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined above
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unrecorded
adjective
un·re·cord·ed
ˌən-ri-ˈkȯr-dəd
: not recorded
especially
: not set down in the appropriate public record
had priority over an unrecorded security interest in the property
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