unreviewed

adjective

un·​re·​viewed ˌən-ri-ˈvyüd How to pronounce unreviewed (audio)
: not carefully examined or inspected : not reviewed
unreviewed documents

Examples of unreviewed in a Sentence

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The company cited rules against apps executing unreviewed code. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 Apple has never blocked those apps for showing unreviewed web content. Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026 Research shows most employee ideas go unreviewed, leaving major value untapped. Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2025 The department did not start reviewing the PARIS match results until 2019—meaning that $1.5 billion in premiums was paid between 2017 and 2019 for unreviewed members. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 AppSec assessments identify gaps, from unreviewed scan results and unclear ownership to checks defined in policy but not enforced in SDLC workflows. Rajat Sharma, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 According to the filing, only two pages of the transcript were actually cited, yet the full, unreviewed draft was attached. Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025 But posting preprints, or unreviewed manuscripts, online is on hold. Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 27 Jan. 2025 This is because, in some situations, rental applications go largely unreviewed. Anthony Luna, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unreviewed was in 1645

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“Unreviewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreviewed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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