unrealized
adjective
unĀ·reĀ·alĀ·ized
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Definition of unrealized
: not realized: such as
a
: not effected, accomplished, or fulfilled
The project remains unrealized. unrealized desires unrealized potential
b
: not turned into cash by sale
the stock's unrealized gains
c
: not brought to conscious awareness : not understood
unrealized truths
Examples of unrealized in a Sentence
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So, after spending $23 million to cover losses ā and to buy a new press in 2010 (with the unrealized hope of bringing in new revenue through outside printing) ā Brown found himself out of options. — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, "āDemocracy . . . is about to die in Youngstownā with closing of the local newspaper," 7 July 2019 Violence against women, whether carried out or unrealized, is more than a warning sign for mass shootings. — Constance Grady, Vox, "The Dayton, Ohio, shooter reportedly kept a ārape listā of potential victims," 5 Aug. 2019 While unrealized threats exist, automakers' efforts to protect motorists are extending beyond hiring experienced internal security teams. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "Here's how hackers are making your Tesla, GM and Chrysler less vulnerable to attack," 5 July 2019 For the bookās hapless protagonist, Mr. Mohun Biswas, Mr. Naipaul drew on his fatherās life and largely unrealized literary aspirations. — Brenda Cronin, WSJ, "Nobel Laureate V.S. Naipaul Dies at 85," 12 Aug. 2018 The top Democrat on the Senateās tax-writing committee proposed taxing unrealized gains in investment assets every year at the same rates as other income, offering an idea that would transform how the U.S. taxes the wealthiest people. — Richard Rubin, WSJ, "Top Democrat Proposes Annual Tax on Unrealized Capital Gains," 2 Apr. 2019 Apolloās economic net loss, which shows the performance of the firmās unrealized investments, was $1.01 a share compared with the fourth quarter a year before when the firm reported economic net income of $1.22 a share. — Allison Prang, WSJ, "Apollo Reports Economic Net Loss as Private-Equity Funds Depreciate," 31 Jan. 2019 When Hughes died suddenly in 2000, his unrealized plans perished too. — Alex Bhattacharji, Town & Country, "An Empty Lot Above Beverly Hills Is the Most Expensive Real Estate in the World," 17 Jan. 2019 In addition, according to Fridayās new charges, Mr. Ghosn had Nissan take temporary ownership in October 2008 of a personal derivatives contract that was facing unrealized losses of around Ā„1.85 billion ($17 million). — Sean Mclain, WSJ, "Carlos Ghosn Is Charged Again, Setting Up Bail Hearing," 11 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unrealized.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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