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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The kind of thing that could wind up at the bottom of a development slush pile or remain unread forever.
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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
Adding to the disorder, Tay's phone also had thousands of unread email notifications and hundreds of unopened text messages—leaving her boyfriend once again in shock.
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Gym memberships left to expire, books left unread, budget left empty in the spreadsheet.
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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
Adding to the disorder, Tay's phone also had thousands of unread email notifications and hundreds of unopened text messages—leaving her boyfriend once again in shock.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Gym memberships left to expire, books left unread, budget left empty in the spreadsheet.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Unread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unread. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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