unsourced

adjective

un·​sourced ˌən-ˈsȯrst How to pronounce unsourced (audio)
: not having its source specified or documented : not sourced
unsourced information

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Announcements about their private life will come from them directly, not unsourced rumor in the tabloid press. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 Read more Chipotle Hundreds of Texas Teachers May Lose Jobs as Schools Struggle With Funding What a 2025 Recession Could Mean for Homeowners & Renters The rumor appears to have started based off an unsourced article from a Spanish aggregation website. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 The blue box summarizes a bunch of information harvested from somewhere and lists several completely unsourced statements and opinions about each speaker. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023 The New York Post once reported him dead due to an imprudent, unsourced outburst on legacy media Twitter. Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for unsourced

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsourced was in 1851

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“Unsourced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsourced. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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