as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
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Recent Examples of unwritten
There’s some unwritten deal between two sovereign nations whereby 6,000 Cuban nationals have already been shipped to Mexico?
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
But others told me that an atmosphere of self-censorship and anxiety about unwritten restrictions, had become routine in the industry.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
That was like an unwritten rule.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
But rules, even unwritten rules, are made to be broken.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
But others told me that an atmosphere of self-censorship and anxiety about unwritten restrictions, had become routine in the industry.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
That was like an unwritten rule.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
But rules, even unwritten rules, are made to be broken.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unwritten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwritten
Adjective
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While the vote is a setback for the oral breast cancer treatment, the panelists' comments leave a chance for the drug to be used for other programs.—
Davis Giangiulio,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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One example is Myfembree, an oral treatment that may be considered for moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis and for heavy menstrual bleeding related to uterine fibroids.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Police investigators found there had been a conflict and a verbal exchange between Acosta-Hernandez and the victim before the shooting.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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Kym is the family fuckup and a guilty party to its biggest tragedy but also constantly pokes the bear as its selfish verbal assassin.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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The film disrobes Wintour’s mythos by peeling back that which surrounds Miranda, who bears the editor’s same chilly, soft-spoken tenor whether exhilarated or furious.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Unwritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwritten. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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