unofficial

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Recent Examples of unofficial One source told The Athletic that an unofficial straw poll conducted here indicated as many as 27 of 30 owners in favor of the change. Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 24 July 2025 Labor Day has long been an unofficial mark of the end of summer — and the next three-day weekend before students and workers generally resume their five-day weekly schedules. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025 There was a certain theatre to getting dressed for the office, An unspoken rulebook where ties meant business and a solid blazer was the unofficial uniform. Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 23 July 2025 This weekend marks the unofficial midpoint of summer, and it's been an intense one, what with Amazon Prime Day's four-day sales frenzy keeping us glued to our keyboards hunting down the best deals for you. PC Magazine, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unofficial
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Adjective
  • Lower-skilled workers, at times unauthorized, play central roles in various industries, including construction, restaurants and manufacturing.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
  • Many publishers, including Forbes, have sued AI companies, accusing them of copyright infringement for unauthorized use of content.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • Too informal with answers and language The team acknowledges that Gen Z’s use of slang is one of their defining traits.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • As Home Depot spread across America beginning in the 1980s, an informal economy of day laborers looking for work, mostly from Mexico and South America, grew around the company’s sprawling parking lots in cities and suburbs with large immigrant populations.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 July 2025

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“Unofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unofficial. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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