nonofficial

adjective

Definition of nonofficialnext
as in unofficial

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Recent Examples of nonofficial And since then, nonofficial inflation indicators don’t point to less inflation, but rather to more inflation. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025 What’s still unclear is the extent of the damage to nonofficial sites, or the civilian casualties. — Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2025 The nonofficial government department entered the SSA in February, a move that has been highly controversial. — Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 The biggest rule of thumb or nonofficial recession indicator is the technical notion of back-to-back quarterly contractions in real gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity. — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonofficial
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  1. unofficial
  2. unauthorized
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  • The market wasn't getting any help from the banks, which ushered in the unofficial start to third-quarter earnings season Tuesday morning.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Costing the lives of thousands until the mid-1950s, this unofficial open-fire policy turned the new border into a lethal instrument for making the results of the expulsion permanent.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of unofficial
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  • Coleman found instructive a 1938 ruling in favor of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who challenged a radio station that placed observers on a rooftop next to Forbes Field and paid them to provide play-by-play for an unauthorized radio broadcast.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Sanchez has been charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury, as well as the misdemeanors of battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unauthorized

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“Nonofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonofficial. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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