as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
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Recent Examples of unwritten
These are the unwritten rules of Cincinnati, according to Reddit.
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024
If a court agrees, that could upend an unwritten rule of venture capital.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
The unwritten rule to only bet foreign horses in Breeders’ Cup turf races was three for three, with all the winners coming from Ireland.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
If a confusing and non-transparent promotion system frustrates employees and drives them away, providing an explanation of the unwritten promotion rules in writing to autistic employees might be an accommodation.
—Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024
If a court agrees, that could upend an unwritten rule of venture capital.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
The unwritten rule to only bet foreign horses in Breeders’ Cup turf races was three for three, with all the winners coming from Ireland.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
If a confusing and non-transparent promotion system frustrates employees and drives them away, providing an explanation of the unwritten promotion rules in writing to autistic employees might be an accommodation.
—Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwritten
Adjective
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Those minors also must be given an oral and written description of the incident, including who approved the disciplinary actions and the rationale behind them.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
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Further reductions followed licensure of the Sabin oral polio vaccine in 1961.Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Thompson and Montgomery got into a verbal argument in the parking lot just outside of the Lounge, police stated in the announcement.Fox19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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By expanding this approach to online chats or chatbots, customers can ask questions and receive verbal human-like responses.Ilya Lashch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Players will race against each other to slap a match between a spoken word and a card, but three action cards will pop up and surprise you along the way.Kayla Kitts, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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In 2004 she was nominated for a Grammy for best spoken word album.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unwritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwritten. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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