unexposed

adjective

un·​ex·​posed ˌən-ik-ˈspōzd How to pronounce unexposed (audio)
: not exposed
a sheltered area unexposed to the wind
especially : not subjected to radiant energy
unexposed film

Examples of unexposed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By the time the rats were bred out to three unexposed generations, their risk of such conditions had risen by as much as 70%. Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024 Finally, any unexposed HSQ is dissolved with the handy application of a potassium hydroxide solution. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 July 2023 The film follows their life during the COVID wave that plagued New York City following former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to allow COVID-positive patients to return to or be admitted alongside previously unexposed residents at care facilities across the state. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 In other instances, researchers studying Gulf War Illness in veterans did not find a difference in uranium concentrations in urine between exposed and unexposed groups. Kathryn Higley, The Conversation, 16 June 2023 When Cardinal William Keeler released the Baltimore list in 2002, his decision earned the diocese a reputation for transparency at a time when the nationwide scope of wrongdoing remained largely unexposed. Lea Skene, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023 The lockdowns and isolation that marked the first years of the pandemic left kids largely unexposed — and still vulnerable — to viruses other than covid for two winters, and doctors are now essentially treating multiple years' worth of respiratory ailments. Liz Szabo, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022 Conditions such as Hidradenitis suppurativa—which affects hair follicles in typically unexposed areas like under the arms or in the groin—or discoid lupus, an autoimmune disease, can also cause skin cancers, and present a higher risk for Black patients than cancers usually caused by sun exposure. Jordan Blok, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2020 Even as the people were allowed more free movement, the infection of a largely unexposed populace has led to business closures as people are staying home either out of illness or prudence. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1691, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unexposed was circa 1691

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“Unexposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexposed. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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