1
: not built : not yet constructed
2
: not built on
an unbuilt plot
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The conditions at Santa Rita, the housing authority argued, merited priority before unbuilt projects.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
Tower Two remains unbuilt; Silverstein has commissioned three designs, from Foster + Partners, then from Bjarke Ingels Group, and finally another one from Foster, but tenants have been reluctant to sign on.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
In construction, homes would go unbuilt, causing housing prices, already painfully high, to soar.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024
The survey includes several properties where development projects were planned but have yet to occur, leaving sites blighted and unbuilt.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
Tower Two remains unbuilt; Silverstein has commissioned three designs, from Foster + Partners, then from Bjarke Ingels Group, and finally another one from Foster, but tenants have been reluctant to sign on.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
In construction, homes would go unbuilt, causing housing prices, already painfully high, to soar.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024
The survey includes several properties where development projects were planned but have yet to occur, leaving sites blighted and unbuilt.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Unbuilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbuilt. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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unbuilt
adjective
un·built
ˌən-ˈbilt 
1
: not yet built
an unbuilt house
2
: not built on
an unbuilt plot
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