undocumented

Definition of undocumentednext

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of undocumented Parise questioned the government’s financial justification for its operation in Old Irving Park, which yielded one arrest of an undocumented immigrant but had far-reaching effects on children and other residents. Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025 The organization will also work with immigrant or undocumented workers and take utmost care to protect individuals’ privacy and safety, stating on the organization’s website that all information will be kept strictly confidential. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 Idaho had about 35,000 undocumented immigrants in 2024, the Statesman reported. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025 This includes organizations that provide support for undocumented immigrants, children who seek medical gender transitions, or for speech the administration deems to support terrorist, violent or discriminatory ideas. Jennifer L. Steele, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undocumented
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undocumented
Adjective
  • But that hypothetical reality is likely months away, at best.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In a hypothetical world where college athletes are unionized employees, the athletes’ union might negotiate better terms for some athletes—but that’s not reality and won’t be a reason for the Ninth Circuit to reverse Wilken.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Forecasting revenues over a 99-year period stretches credibility, as economic models typically lose reliability within five years, making century-long projections speculative at best.
    Michelle Grau, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Government lawyers urged the court to dismiss the case, arguing no specific plaintiff has faced deportation or visa revocation and that any harm is speculative.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • From a per-60 standpoint, Celebrini has a small but significant enough edge in scoring chances and expected goals against to be called the better two-way player, but the idea that Celebrini is Patrice Bergeron and Bedard is late-stage Alex Ovechkin is apocryphal at best, laughable at worst.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The apocryphal Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew – especially versions that incorporate material from an even earlier apocryphal gospel, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas – focuses on the years of Jesus’ childhood.
    Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • In solving an 80-year-old chemical mystery, the researchers have not only answered a long-standing theoretical question but also expanded the toolbox of modern chemistry.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Beat writer Lauren Williams walks us through a few theoretical trades here.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • As players shoot around, Jake cradles a ball before blowing past an imaginary defender to hammer home a dunk.
    Mirin Fader, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • At the opening, Natalie, bored and filled with loathing for her parents, flees her family home by retreating into imaginary worlds of vivid, eroticized violence.
    Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Moore said that no matter how famous a host or a guest is, or how elaborate and slick a production is, an unauthentic product will not resonate with audiences.
    Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Inaccurate debunks Amid the recycled imagery, authentic pictures of National Guard members sleeping on the floor of a federal building in Los Angeles this week were falsely described as old or unauthentic.
    Emma Li, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • There’s also ongoing progress in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy and other immunotherapies for cancer, as well as in personalized cancer vaccines.
    The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The fantasy of endless space is what matters, a great chimeric promise, this production understands, that both sustains the nation and goes unfulfilled.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The repetition of that mythic version has buttressed the belief that the fight for American independence was an event somehow separate from world history.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That was a really great mythic take.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Undocumented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undocumented. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!