as in entire
not shortened by leaving out some parts; not abridged
an unabridged reprint of a novel an unabridged dictionary
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Recent Examples of unabridged
November 18 will also see Simon & Schuster release an unabridged audiobook of 2004’s Chronicles: Volume One, read by Sean Penn.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
This is the first time an unabridged version of the book will be released.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 June 2025
The project does not yet have a script, however, so development may take some time as Liman and the studio winnow King’s novel — which runs 1,153 pages in its 1990 unabridged version — into a single movie.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 24 June 2025
Along with the book, the book publisher will also release an unabridged audiobook version of the memoir Chronicles: Volume 1, narrated by Sean Penn.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
This is the first time an unabridged version of the book will be released.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 June 2025
The project does not yet have a script, however, so development may take some time as Liman and the studio winnow King’s novel — which runs 1,153 pages in its 1990 unabridged version — into a single movie.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 24 June 2025
Along with the book, the book publisher will also release an unabridged audiobook version of the memoir Chronicles: Volume 1, narrated by Sean Penn.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabridged
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Because the system relies on compact lasers and chip-scale components, the entire clock can be integrated into a highly efficient, low-power module, reports SCMP.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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And of course, Steph Curry watched the entire game in street clothes.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The books contain extensive notes on the drugs’ synthesis and effects.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Madison has extensive strains of DNA from Redford’s adaptation of The Horse Whisperer, with its emphasis on a rural escape as the ultimate salve for psychic wounds, but also Ordinary People, a film about the impact of grief on the family unit.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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This language lays the groundwork for the Farm Bill to funnel taxpayer dollars to make AI an integral part of our food and farm system.—
Anthony Pahnke,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Without diving into spoilers, Nika has become an integral part of the manga’s lore and endgame, the importance of which hasn’t been fully explored.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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In all, my far-from-exhaustive search turned up more than two dozen.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Nishimatsu was brought in to handle the making of all of the traditional kabuki wigs worn by the actors — a rich and exhaustive craft tradition of its own.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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The combination of beef and broccoli coated in a thick, glossy hoisin-soy sauce has been riffed on countless ways, but this version keeps the old-school flavors intact while handing off the work to modern kitchen helpers.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2026
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The no-hitter was still intact, but Blake Burke immediately followed up with a double down the right-field line that scored Pratt.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Use foil to lift uncut bars from pan.—
Maddy Bendgen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
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From home cooks to recipe developers, social media feeds have filled up over the past few months with people purchasing large slabs of uncut meat -- beef tenderloin, New York strip loin and ribeye -- from Costco and breaking it down at home to cut it into individual portions.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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