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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Maybe, it all rests with an as yet unselected Jefferson County, Ky., judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Despite winning a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League scoring title with 37 goals and 87 assists for his Victoriaville squad in 2011-12, Gourde notoriously went unselected by NHL teams.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Washington used a similar method to re-sign Oshie in 2017, when it left him unprotected in the Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft but re-signed him a few days later after he went unselected.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2021
Hayes quickly unselected the box, but his card’s last four digits and expiration date had already been displayed.
From The Verge ● Apr. 29, 2020
The experience of these later years has demonstrated the value of such legacies even when unintentional, unselected, and wretchedly fragmentary.
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