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Recent Examples of unofficial
The news arrives weeks after the 27-year-old driver set an unofficial lap record at the Nürburgring in a Ferrari 296 GT3.
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Numerous high-profile accounts have been hijacked to promote crypto scams, including one of OpenAI's unofficial accounts in late 2024.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
The studio is presented by Canada Goose, the unofficial jacket of film crews everywhere, trusted by the industry for decades.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The annual fundraiser, which benefits the Museum at FIT, was sponsored by Bloomingdale’s and serves as an unofficial kick-off for the fall fashion season in New York.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Numerous high-profile accounts have been hijacked to promote crypto scams, including one of OpenAI's unofficial accounts in late 2024.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
The studio is presented by Canada Goose, the unofficial jacket of film crews everywhere, trusted by the industry for decades.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The annual fundraiser, which benefits the Museum at FIT, was sponsored by Bloomingdale’s and serves as an unofficial kick-off for the fall fashion season in New York.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unofficial
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The elder Hendrix sued Branton in 1993, claiming that the business had been mismanaged and that the attorney conducted unauthorized transactions.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This rampant, unauthorized AI use degrades the educational experience of individual students who overly rely on the technology and those who wish to avoid using it.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Protesters signaled their support for Karki through an informal vote on the messaging app Discord.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bolsonaro's presidency was marked by intense skepticism about the pandemic and vaccines and his embrace of informal mining and land-clearing for cattle grazing, pushing deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest to record highs.—
Ricardo Brito,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Unofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unofficial. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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