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unwritten

adjective as in understood

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It was an unwritten rule in American politics that former presidents did not attack current presidents.

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There is a collective, unwritten understanding that what transpires within a team, stays in the team.

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In our political system, it's hard to think of other areas where there is the same kind of unwritten rule.

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Horvath argues that the fact that Measure J could have been unwritten in the first place is why Measure G was so needed.

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They weren’t bound by the unwritten rules and restrictions that constrained magicians.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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