unhyphenated
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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It was only at this time that I noticed that my daughter-in-law had quietly unhyphenated her name on her profile.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2021
“Whistleblower” is now one word, generally unhyphenated, and defined by activists as someone who exposes wrongdoing, often from the inside at personal risk.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
Its most evocative cognomen is The Porchcrawler—one unhyphenated word, with the crunch of consonants enhancing its cinematic imagery.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2012
Those who intermarry have perhaps the strongest sense of what it will take to return America to an unhyphenated whole.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Many compound words occur in up to three forms: with hyphen; as two separate words; and as a single unhyphenated word.
From The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery by May, Robert
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