unexpurgated
adjective
un·ex·pur·gat·ed
ˌən-ˈek-spər-ˌgā-təd 
: not having potentially offensive or otherwise objectionable parts removed : not expurgated
an unexpurgated edition
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By using the unexpurgated versions of Mao’s orders contained in the provincial archives, Dikotter traces the blame for these outrages directly to Mao.
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Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2013
The unexpurgated soundtrack will be available as a limited-edition, double-vinyl set, as well as digitally with a Dolby Atmos mix by guitarist Jerry Harrison and E.T. Thorngren, who mixed the original album.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
McSweeney’s unexpurgated speech is available on the BAFTA YouTube channel.
—Manori Ravindran, Variety, 15 May 2023
Sturgis quotes extensively from the unexpurgated trial transcript, first published in 2003, by Wilde’s grandson, the scholar Merlin Holland.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
For his unexpurgated comments, check out the video.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
For their unexpurgated comments, check out the video.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 26 May 2021
Readers had to wait another half-century for the Library of America, a nonprofit that publishes classic American literature in authoritative new editions, to release an unexpurgated version.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
Those are the songs Monét is writing, mostly with her main muse, Ariana Grande, the biggest pop star with the most feels to share: raw emotion ripped from text messages and plopped, practically unexpurgated, onto a trap beat.
—Allison P. Davis, Billboard, 13 June 2019
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Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2013
The unexpurgated soundtrack will be available as a limited-edition, double-vinyl set, as well as digitally with a Dolby Atmos mix by guitarist Jerry Harrison and E.T. Thorngren, who mixed the original album.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
McSweeney’s unexpurgated speech is available on the BAFTA YouTube channel.
—Manori Ravindran, Variety, 15 May 2023
Sturgis quotes extensively from the unexpurgated trial transcript, first published in 2003, by Wilde’s grandson, the scholar Merlin Holland.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
For his unexpurgated comments, check out the video.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
For their unexpurgated comments, check out the video.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 26 May 2021
Readers had to wait another half-century for the Library of America, a nonprofit that publishes classic American literature in authoritative new editions, to release an unexpurgated version.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
Those are the songs Monét is writing, mostly with her main muse, Ariana Grande, the biggest pop star with the most feels to share: raw emotion ripped from text messages and plopped, practically unexpurgated, onto a trap beat.
—Allison P. Davis, Billboard, 13 June 2019
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“Unexpurgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexpurgated. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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