unapproved

/ (ˌʌnəˈpruːvd) /

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adjective

not having been given approval or sanction

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby unapproved

unappealing, unappetizing, unappreciated, unapproachable, unappropriated, unapproved, unapt, unarguable, unargued, unarm, unarmed

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How to use unapproved in a sentence

One industry executive complained that Wright returned unapproved applications “dripping in red pen.”
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At Pensacola Christian College, students are banned from watching any television or unapproved movies.
‘Survivor’ Bloggers Join Forces to Reveal Christian Fundamentalist Abuses|Alisa Harris|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was recorded saying that Xyrem could be used on patients under age 16, unapproved by the FDA.
Giving Medicine a Dose of Free Speech|David Frum|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Caronia also suggested that Xyrem could be used to treat fibromyalgia, ditto unapproved.
Giving Medicine a Dose of Free Speech|David Frum|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Schlegel also predicted there would be more arrests and beatings at unapproved protests.
Anger Over Elections Fuels More Russian Protest Plans|Anna Nemtsova|December 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Already the Government, not unapproved, carries letters and parcels for us.
Arrows of the Chace, v. 2|John Ruskin
The flagellants were a phenomenon of seething, popular passion, outside of the church and unapproved by its authority.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
We look about our houses and find that which we bought last month unapproved by the current style.
Child and Country|Will Levington Comfort
Could I live for ambition, and sit down unapproved of my better life to enjoy its achievements?
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863|Various

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