unaltered
adjective
un·al·tered
ˌən-ˈȯl-tərd 
1
: in an original state : not changed or altered
unaltered documents
Ancient materials should still be accessible from the surface, and we would expect them to be relatively unaltered by geological processes.—
Christopher P. McKay et al.
Christopher P. McKay et al.Examples of unaltered in a Sentence
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To paraphrase a quote from the film Lee says to Jessie, the objective of war photography is not to provide answers, but to provide an unaltered image and let the viewer ask the questions.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
In a world where the face is the final frontier of privacy, glancing upon the unaltered visage of another will be a rare intimacy.
—Joy Buolamwini, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2024
Encourage key stakeholders to get involved in the rebranding process to ensure the brand’s essence remains unaltered.
—Kristin Marquet, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
The traffic, the history, the fact that parts of the waterfront — Fells Point with its cobblestone streets and creaking, old taverns in particular — are relatively unaltered, make Baltimore primo magnet fishing territory.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
The actor’s wife, Gossip Girl alum Lively, shared the unaltered photo on her own Instagram account following the London showing of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé earlier in the week.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2023
In 2019, the year of the last general election, the government allowed private FM channels to carry news bulletins, but only those produced by All India Radio, which have to be aired in unaltered form.
—Adil Rashid, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
Cameras positioned inside dens have shown that hibernating bears groom themselves more frequently than once thought, in the process swallowing hair and bits of bedding such as leaves and grass that pass unaltered through the digestive tract.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 29 Nov. 2023
In the first two phases, the skeletons were found to be mostly complete and unaltered.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2023
Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
In a world where the face is the final frontier of privacy, glancing upon the unaltered visage of another will be a rare intimacy.
—Joy Buolamwini, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2024
Encourage key stakeholders to get involved in the rebranding process to ensure the brand’s essence remains unaltered.
—Kristin Marquet, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
The traffic, the history, the fact that parts of the waterfront — Fells Point with its cobblestone streets and creaking, old taverns in particular — are relatively unaltered, make Baltimore primo magnet fishing territory.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
The actor’s wife, Gossip Girl alum Lively, shared the unaltered photo on her own Instagram account following the London showing of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé earlier in the week.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2023
In 2019, the year of the last general election, the government allowed private FM channels to carry news bulletins, but only those produced by All India Radio, which have to be aired in unaltered form.
—Adil Rashid, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
Cameras positioned inside dens have shown that hibernating bears groom themselves more frequently than once thought, in the process swallowing hair and bits of bedding such as leaves and grass that pass unaltered through the digestive tract.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 29 Nov. 2023
In the first two phases, the skeletons were found to be mostly complete and unaltered.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Unaltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaltered. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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