unpublished

British  

/ ˌʌnˈpʌblɪʃt /

adjective

1. not available in print for distribution and sale

2. having no written work issued for publication

   an unpublished undergraduate

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Explanation

Unpublished means not made public. If your phone number is unpublished, it’s not listed in the telephone directory and you’re safe from late-night calls from long-lost boyfriends. If you’re scrounging around in an old desk drawer and stumble upon an unpublished poem by Emily Dickinson, your discovery is likely to make you famous. A painting or a piece of music can also be described as unpublished if no one has written about it or put it into some kind of form available to a wider audience. If you're an aspiring author but nothing you've written has appeared in print yet, you're an unpublished author.

Example Sentences

Subtitled as "Unpublished, Unvarnished, and Told by the Beatles and Their Inner Circle," Brown and Gaines’ latest book makes a substantial contribution to the historical record.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024

Unpublished recent research by Matto Mildenberger at the University of California, Santa Barbara and others confirms this challenge.

From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024

Unpublished results show that Johnson’s intentions can be decoded more quickly in the PPC, “consistent with encoding the goal of the movement”, says Tyson Aflalo, a senior researcher in Andersen’s laboratory.

From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 2022

Unpublished data from a similar project in basalt near the Columbia River near Wallula, Washington, point to a similar conclusion.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 10, 2016

Callander, John.—Letter and Report respecting the Unpublished Commentary on Milton's Paradise Lost, by the late John Callander, of Craigforth, Esq., in the possession of the Society.

From Life of John Milton by Garnett, Richard

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