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Recent Examples of unspoken An unspoken thumbs up for being part of it. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 If the unspoken goal of the administration is to centralize power around itself and create a perception of instability surrounding the status quo, then fomenting mistrust in data is an effective approach. Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025 By the conversation’s end, audience members were able glean clear takeaways, namely that ownership, infrastructure, and intentional collaboration are key to bridging the unspoken gaps. Essence, 23 Sep. 2025 The synergy between Scorpio’s intensity and Aries’ impulsiveness can spark drama, but also breakthroughs, specifically in relationships or collaborations where unspoken truths have been building. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unspoken
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Adjective
  • Netflix’s decision to offer this role as fully remote is a tacit endorsement of the idea that remote work isn’t just a perk, but a business strategy to attract top talent.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Any sense of safety that once existed in the Qatari capital – a longtime haven for Hamas officials, with the tacit agreement of the US and Israel – has now been shattered.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is only one of the genre’s many implicit rules that HBO’s Task breaks.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This 'polite verbal wrestling' (Rafiee, 1991) involves a delicate dance of offer and refusal, insistence and resistance, which shapes everyday interactions in Iranian culture, creating implicit rules for how generosity, gratitude, and requests are expressed.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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