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nuncupative, oral, spoken, verbal, viva voce, word-of-mouth
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Implicit in his explanation was the unwritten philosophical hierarchy of Anahata: Engineers at the top, then users, and then, long after that, cheerleaders, janitors, creationists, and, finally, the Anahata sales team. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Google’s former PR boss Jessica Powell wrote a satirical novel about tech and published it all on Medium," 2 Oct. 2018 Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez is breaking from unwritten Emmys tradition this year to make a difference in the life of one young woman. — EW.com, "Gina Rodriguez is using Emmy money to send an undocumented student to college," 19 June 2018 However, there does seem to be an unwritten friendship rule that friends shouldn't hook up with one another's exes. — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, "Ask Amy: ICE-age dilemma brings on icy response," 25 June 2018 The probe was launched by the Justice Department, as a defensive measure, after Mr Trump sacked his FBI chief James Comey: its unwritten mission is to ensure the wheels of justice remain free of presidential interference. — The Economist, "The Mueller probe is as much about the rule of law as Russian meddling," 14 Apr. 2018 In his words and actions, Trump has shown little patience for unwritten norms and customs that have acted to constrain the authority of his office over the last two centuries. — Stephen Collinson, CNN, "Trump's above-the-law presidency," 4 June 2018 Since his election, legal scholars, former prosecutors and other critics have argued that the president’s flagrant disregard for unwritten norms is degrading American democracy. — Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, "Trump vs. Mueller: Is the American Legal System Any Match for the President?," 8 Mar. 2018 Like Mr Frum, the professors correctly stress the importance of unwritten norms that buttress the formal protections that are set out in America’s constitution and legal codes. — The Economist, "The deeper shifts affecting democracy in America," 25 Jan. 2018 That's an unwritten rule that the city's brewers take to heart for Drink Brew City Week, an 11-day series of events celebrating craft beer brewed here. — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee breweries will celebrate all things beer during Drink Brew City Week," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unwritten.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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