unselected
Americanadjective
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not having been selected.
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Computers. (of something previously selected) having had its selected status canceled or reversed by unselecting.
Example Sentences
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To his surprise, Wedington went unselected in the NFL draft a few weeks ago,
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021
Juzang is No. 63 on ESPN’s list of the best available college players, meaning he could risk going unselected in a draft that includes 60 picks in two rounds, which includes foreign players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
What America can you perceive when you assemble “The Anthology of American Folk Music” using only the unselected songs from Smith’s records?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2020
When a team loses a contestant, they are also allowed to draft a replacement from the pool of unselected contestants.
From The Verge ● Jan. 5, 2016
The revision of the scale below the 14-year level was based almost entirely on the tests of the above-mentioned 1,000 unselected children.
From The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley
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