as in tacit
understood although not put into words
an unspoken promise to remain faithful to one another
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Recent Examples of unspoken
Often, the biggest threats to organizational success are the unspoken issues that everyone knows about but no one discusses.
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Michael Hudson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Torres calls him a hero, and with a universe of unspoken grief and trauma between them, the two men sit down for a meal together.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024
But expressing disdain for the bumbershoot has become somewhat of a local pastime, and some locals consider not carrying an umbrella to be an unspoken rule in the Emerald City.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s an unspoken law of the front, Code Red, where individual units exercise discipline over their peers.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
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Michael Hudson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Torres calls him a hero, and with a universe of unspoken grief and trauma between them, the two men sit down for a meal together.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024
But expressing disdain for the bumbershoot has become somewhat of a local pastime, and some locals consider not carrying an umbrella to be an unspoken rule in the Emerald City.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s an unspoken law of the front, Code Red, where individual units exercise discipline over their peers.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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