as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory
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However, with emails often being automatically directed into spam or junk folders or deleted unread, nonprofits have to get creative about enticing subscribers to open emails and engage.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
After a new prime minister is elected, the old leader's letters are destroyed, unread.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The kind of thing that could wind up at the bottom of a development slush pile or remain unread forever.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Most sit unread in crowded inboxes, or worse, get deleted without a second thought.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
After a new prime minister is elected, the old leader's letters are destroyed, unread.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The kind of thing that could wind up at the bottom of a development slush pile or remain unread forever.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Most sit unread in crowded inboxes, or worse, get deleted without a second thought.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unread. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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