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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Google is taking away a Pixel Buds Pro feature that lets users touch and hold an earbud to hear unread notifications.
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2024
The homescreen widgets include Catch Up, which provides an at-a-glance look at how many unread messages and mentions a user has without opening the app.
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Unlike emails that often languish unread or phone calls that go unanswered, text messages offer a sense of immediacy and are seen promptly by recipients.
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Letters informing soldiers of births, deaths and other news of their families sat unread.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2024
The homescreen widgets include Catch Up, which provides an at-a-glance look at how many unread messages and mentions a user has without opening the app.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 22 July 2024
Unlike emails that often languish unread or phone calls that go unanswered, text messages offer a sense of immediacy and are seen promptly by recipients.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 3 July 2024
Letters informing soldiers of births, deaths and other news of their families sat unread.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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“Unread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unread. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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