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unopened

British  
/ ʌnˈəʊpənd /

adjective

  1. closed, barred, or sealed

    an unopened bottle of whisky

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It says unopened sunscreen stored correctly typically lasts around 30 months.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Simply put: When putting together your dinner party menu, don’t consult that one unopened cookbook that’s been collecting dust on your coffee table.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Any unopened cans should be returned or thrown away.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

He’d been rooting around dusty barns at an agricultural estate sale and found pristine packs of Chiclets and Life Savers inside a sealed Mason jar, including one unopened Choc-O-Mint.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

She should be making for the corner of the kitchen where a little trapdoor opens into a cellar full of dust and mouse-chewed rugs and ancient trunks long unopened.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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