as in unprecedented
not known or experienced before
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Recent Examples of unheard-of
Capital spend is at an unheard-of level.
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Revenue-sharing is not unheard-of in modern college coaching contracts, but Sportico is unaware of any other deal that has donation-sharing.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Then, in an almost unheard-of reversal, Trump renominated Isaacman last week.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Milei’s agenda of deregulation and free markets was unheard-of in deeply statist Argentina.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Revenue-sharing is not unheard-of in modern college coaching contracts, but Sportico is unaware of any other deal that has donation-sharing.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Then, in an almost unheard-of reversal, Trump renominated Isaacman last week.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Milei’s agenda of deregulation and free markets was unheard-of in deeply statist Argentina.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheard-of
Adjective
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The tragic death of Diogo Jota was unprecedented, and there was no time for Slot or his players to really grieve because the new season was just five weeks away.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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There is the lamb-like dreamer, Wesley So, and the trollish Hikaru Nakamura, who believes that his unprecedented success as a streamer has secured him a greater legacy than any prestigious chess title would.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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James Talarico is trying to sell a novel brand of Christian politics in a deep-red state.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Then there was the day in 1990 one of our researchers discovered at Yale’s Beinecke Library a set of page proofs of Richard Wright’s novel Native Son.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The truck had been at the head of a column of seven rescue vehicles, all of which had received clearance from the tower to cross Runway 4 at Taxiway D and head toward a United Airlines flight that was evacuating due to a strange odor onboard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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On World Rhythms, Lockwood trusts the listener to hear the arc of its noises, to trace their emergence and disappearance, their strange, seductive confluence.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That gives you a chance to act quickly by freezing your credit, disputing unfamiliar accounts or contacting the lender.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wheels meet legs The new video from Unitree is drawing attention for pushing humanoid mobility into unfamiliar territory—on wheels and ice.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In any case, this new film can be watched without having seen any of the previous chapters, though that’s mostly because the plot is cookie-cutter generic.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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