as in unknown
not widely known
she was an unrecognized pioneer in the field of mathematics until a film about her life was produced
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Recent Examples of unrecognized
All told, the algorithm identified between about 150,000 and 160,000 potential unrecognized COVID deaths on top of the 840,251 that were officially reported.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
Applied to the region’s adults, that prevalence would imply roughly 1 billion people carrying unrecognized cardiovascular risk.
—Aditi Kantipuly, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
Advertisement What often goes unrecognized is the sheer complexity behind these events.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Women collaborators — editors, producers, wives — did essential, often unrecognized work enabling the trio’s rise.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
Applied to the region’s adults, that prevalence would imply roughly 1 billion people carrying unrecognized cardiovascular risk.
—Aditi Kantipuly, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
Advertisement What often goes unrecognized is the sheer complexity behind these events.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Women collaborators — editors, producers, wives — did essential, often unrecognized work enabling the trio’s rise.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecognized
Adjective
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The cause of the fire is unknown.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The status of his triumphal arch is unknown, as is the question of who will pay for it.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The movie is available on YouTube, while the original documentary has been taken off HBO's streaming services until 2029 due to an obscure non-disparagement clause contained within a deal the premium cable service made with Jackson in 1992, as Reed told Variety.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Human ears couldn't possibly distinguish the names of obscure songs in one bar's music round.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Unrecognized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecognized. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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