as in outstanding
not yet paid
my goal is to have no unpaid balances on my credit cards
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Recent Examples of unpaid
Funding freezes, data gaps and unpaid workers Over the past two decades, the story of government shutdowns has become all too familiar.
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Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Her father died three years later from a sudden stroke, leaving a pile of unpaid debts.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
In that unpaid act of mercy, Oebanda-Pacis found her calling.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Mayors and local food banks, meanwhile, are bracing for the impact as the shutdown plays out on kitchen tables and at airports, where air traffic controllers remain unpaid.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Her father died three years later from a sudden stroke, leaving a pile of unpaid debts.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
In that unpaid act of mercy, Oebanda-Pacis found her calling.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Mayors and local food banks, meanwhile, are bracing for the impact as the shutdown plays out on kitchen tables and at airports, where air traffic controllers remain unpaid.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpaid
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Each year, the New York Public Library honors several distinguished individuals for outstanding achievements in their respective fields of arts, culture, letters and scholarship by naming them Library Lions.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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King Charles hosted the event, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to the community.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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This figure does not include payable charges for short-term Treasury holdings, which amounted to about $23 billion for the third quarter of 2025, according to Berkshire.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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At that point, 77% of those benefits will be payable, the trustees projected, unless Congress intervenes to shore up the program.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaid. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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