unexpired

adjective

un·​ex·​pired ˌən-ik-ˈspī(-ə)rd How to pronounce unexpired (audio)
: not yet run out : still valid or in effect : not terminated or expired
an unexpired lease/patent
unexpired medicine [=medicine that has not yet reached its expiration date]

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Twelve people have submitted applications for the County Council’s consideration to complete the remainder of Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s unexpired term as county executive. Edward J. Gilliss, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024 Legal challenges loom Republican Steve Garvey advances to a special election to complete the unexpired term of the late California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein Getting food delivered in New York is simple. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024 The 119th Congress’ count for women will also fall short of the record high of 152, which was achieved on November 12, 2024 when Erica Lee Carter – daughter of former U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D–Texas) – was sworn in to complete Lee’s unexpired term in the 118th Congress. Kelly Dittmar, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 In a meteoric rise and fall, Mr. Harris was a state legislator who went to Washington in 1964 to fill the unexpired term of Senator Robert S. Kerr, who had died of a heart attack. Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unexpired 

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unexpired was in 1570

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“Unexpired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexpired. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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