unofficial

Definition of unofficialnext

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Recent Examples of unofficial The result was that in Aerial Fantasy — an unofficial league that’s closing to make way for the official game — almost every successful team was built around the same handful of players. Dominic Preston, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026 Walton Johnson trounced former Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh with about 53% of the vote, according to unofficial results. Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Initially, officials dismissed La Coordinadora as an unofficial organization that represented only a small group of activists and refused to negotiate. Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 Sophie, who added some additional shine with a Chopard diamond circle pendant necklace, bent royal beauty protocol with a moody dark brown manicure that served as an unofficial harbinger for fall. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unofficial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unofficial
Adjective
  • Every jurisdiction prohibits the unauthorized practice of law.
    Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • DeLaune, of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, said parents can be a key line of defense against the proliferation of unauthorized images.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Currently, informal waste pickers and scrap collectors make up a large portion of Vietnam’s collection system, so the new policy also will factor in that labor so that workers aren’t left behind.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Jeffries met privately with Kushner, a powerful but informal adviser to Trump, several weeks ago.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Unofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unofficial. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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