undocumented

adjective

Definition of undocumentednext
as in hypothetical

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Recent Examples of undocumented Immigration was also a key focus, with Trump stressing crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants and calling for stricter border security. — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 Currently, law enforcement officials can contact ICE about undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of crimes that include murder, rape and assault. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025 Similarly, John Eastman, a law professor and Claremont Institute fellow, argues that Wong Kim Ark (1898), which granted birthright citizenship to children of legal immigrants, does not apply to undocumented immigrants. — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 President Donald Trump signed Wednesday an executive order aimed at cutting off undocumented immigrants from any federal benefits. — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undocumented
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undocumented
  1. hypothetical
  2. speculative
  3. apocryphal
  4. theoretical
  5. imaginary
  6. unauthentic
  7. chimerical
  8. mythical
Adjective
  • Proponents of the move say the reserve would act as a hedge against financial instability in a hypothetical future in which cryptocurrencies replace regular money issued by central banks.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Proponents argued that an investment in Bitcoin would help the government chip away at the $36 trillion national debt, and ensure that the United States remained dominant in a hypothetical future where the global economy runs on cryptocurrencies.
    — David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of hypothetical
Adjective
  • Proxima Kosmos launched Saturday featuring a sweeping interactive digital platform, films and a limited-run zine that expands the speculative universe through essays, art and storytelling.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Almost overnight, the desire for speculative script samples of existing shows vanished, replaced by the demand for original pilot samples.
    — Alex Levy, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of speculative
Adjective
  • There’s an apocryphal story among J.R.R. Tolkien fans that the fantasy author’s villainous portrayals of spiders were inspired by a childhood incident when a tarantula bit him.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The apocryphal story has transformed into a popular thought experiment.
    — Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
Definition of apocryphal
Adjective
  • Innovation should be practical and actionable, not just theoretical.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The duo’s early work was more concerned with the theoretical underpinnings of architecture than the practice itself.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of theoretical
Adjective
  • Unlike the more familiar real numbers – positive and negative integers, fractions, square roots, cube roots and even numbers such as pi – complex numbers have an imaginary component.
    — William Ross, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The system that most captured his imagination was an imaginary device that had launched the field of computer science, the Turing machine.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of imaginary
Adjective
  • Both games made changes to the core formula that longtime players didn't appreciate, such as an influx of unauthentic skins and a departure from the class system.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Its ability to accurately discern and promptly respond to unauthentic negative reviews allows businesses to maintain a legitimate, trustworthy online image.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
Definition of unauthentic
Adjective
  • In spite of everything, the setting continues to compel me, as does the puzzle of Flores’s fiction, which frames the South Texas border region as a territory both physical and chimerical.
    — David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Kilgore, his dream of fame approaching, also sees its chimerical agonies.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of chimerical
Adjective
  • The success of your AI initiatives doesn't depend on finding that mythical, perfect leader.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The temple is famous for its towering gopurams (gateway towers), each covered in a riot of colors and adorned with intricate sculptures of deities, demons, and mythical creatures from Hindu mythology.
    — Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of mythical

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