undeclared

adjective

un·​de·​clared ˌən-di-ˈklerd How to pronounce undeclared (audio)
: not announced or openly acknowledged : not stated or decided in an official way : not declared
an undeclared war
an undeclared presidential candidate
a student with an undeclared major

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Dark Chocolate Almonds, Dark Chocolate Apricots, and Dark Chocolate Walnuts from Cal Yee Farm have been given a Class 1 recall classification by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because the chocolates contained undeclared milk. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 The initial discovery resulted from a consumer query, leading Frito-Lay to verify and confirm the presence of undeclared milk ingredients. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025 Federal regulators have upgraded a product recall of Lay's Classic Potato Chips to the highest risk level for a batch that may contain undeclared milk ingredients. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 While many once viewed Haiti, the Pearl of the Antilles, as an undeclared American colony because of its untapped resources and strategic location in the middle of the Caribbean, Haiti’s perennial political divisions and instability would doom it to never fulfilling its potential. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for undeclared 

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undeclared was in 1526

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“Undeclared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeclared. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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