unchanged

adjective

un·​changed ˌən-ˈchānjd How to pronounce unchanged (audio)
: not changed : unaltered
Her plans remain essentially unchanged.

Examples of unchanged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The labor force was unchanged between February and March. Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024 Although India’s economic trajectory remained largely unchanged for decades under successive governments, averaging 7 percent a year since 2004, Indian headlines frequently compare India’s growth to China’s slowdown and highlight new highways, railways and airports inaugurated by Modi. Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 The previous rate of 12.5% paid by oil and gas companies for federal drilling rights had remained unchanged for a century. Matthew Daly, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024 According to city staff, the number of firefighter and police has virtually remained unchanged over the last decade, despite the city’s growth by about 15 percent during the same time period. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024 However, 37 states and the District of Columbia remained virtually unchanged for the year. Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024 With a lineup unchanged from the group’s founding — Miller, bassist Murry Hammond, guitarist Ken Bethea, and drummer Philip Peeples — the Old 97’s worked on American Primitive with producer Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket), and opted for the first time to record without any pre-production. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024 Another standby, mofongo (mashed plantains, $5.95) and the arepas con bacalao (cod fritters, $12.95) seem unchanged over the decades. Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 The move marked the fifth meeting in a row at which the Fed has left rates unchanged, marking a prolonged pause of the aggressive rate hiking cycle that started in March 2022. Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unchanged was in the 14th century

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“Unchanged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchanged. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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