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
Improving culture means identifying the unwritten rules and deciding which ones help your strategy and which hold you back.
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Besides anger over the couple’s apparent violation of the internet’s unwritten code of decorum, many were incensed that the couple was charging would-be green card seekers to perform a service that was essentially free.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The unwritten agreement between state and citizen is that the state will use a measure of force for the protection of the citizen, for the benefit of society.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
Jo said Lee is seeking to lock in the terms favorable to South Korea in the trade deal, which remains unwritten and largely unclear.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Besides anger over the couple’s apparent violation of the internet’s unwritten code of decorum, many were incensed that the couple was charging would-be green card seekers to perform a service that was essentially free.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The unwritten agreement between state and citizen is that the state will use a measure of force for the protection of the citizen, for the benefit of society.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
Jo said Lee is seeking to lock in the terms favorable to South Korea in the trade deal, which remains unwritten and largely unclear.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwritten
Adjective
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The documentary eschews traditional narrative structure in favor of Indigenous oral storytelling traditions, organizing its content into seven chapters with character archetypes rather than following a singular protagonist.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Metsera, founded in 2022, brings a pipeline of both oral and injectable treatments with different targets, including a drug targeting GLP-1 and another targeting another gut hormone called amylin.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There’s physical language, but not verbal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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On screen, Lawrence and Pattinson hurl nonstop insults at each other in loud bursts of verbal warfare, a striking contrast to the duo’s quieter working relationship.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Swayer is a spoken word poet and this is clear in her verse that is melodic on the page.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sounds like the opening of Edward's spoken-word poetry set.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Unwritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwritten. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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