unfired
adjective
un·fired
ˌən-ˈfī(-ə)rd 
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An additional six unfired cartridges were attached with Velcro to the shotgun in a detachable ammunition carrier, and the defendant possessed another ten unfired cartridges in a small leather bag.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Workers once stacked thousands of unfired bricks atop the kiln and kept fires burning for several days until the bricks, eventually used to build Monticello, hardened.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In excavating Pompeii, archaeologists discovered kilns full of unfired terra-cotta vases beneath mountains of ash.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Ceramicists abandoned their workshops under the Hippodrome, leaving unfired pottery in their haste.
—Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Workers once stacked thousands of unfired bricks atop the kiln and kept fires burning for several days until the bricks, eventually used to build Monticello, hardened.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In excavating Pompeii, archaeologists discovered kilns full of unfired terra-cotta vases beneath mountains of ash.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Ceramicists abandoned their workshops under the Hippodrome, leaving unfired pottery in their haste.
—Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Unfired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfired. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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