unacknowledged
adjective
un·ac·knowl·edged
ˌən-ik-ˈnä-lijd 
-ak-
: not generally recognized, accepted, or admitted : not acknowledged
His involvement in the cover-up has remained unacknowledged.
Her efforts should not go unacknowledged.
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.—
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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What remained mostly unacknowledged, though, is that even the best midterm result cannot reverse the aging process.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Their heroic deeds went unacknowledged for over a century, but time did not erase their valor.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 July 2024
For decades, scholars have been trying to piece together African Americans’ many unacknowledged contributions to U.S. foodways—a difficult task considering that, for three centuries, records of Black people in America were erased, lost, or never collected in the first place.
—Fawn Weaver, TIME, 3 July 2024
Pretty privilege Noun An unearned and mostly unacknowledged societal advantage that a person has by fitting into the beauty standards of their culture.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Their heroic deeds went unacknowledged for over a century, but time did not erase their valor.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 July 2024
For decades, scholars have been trying to piece together African Americans’ many unacknowledged contributions to U.S. foodways—a difficult task considering that, for three centuries, records of Black people in America were erased, lost, or never collected in the first place.
—Fawn Weaver, TIME, 3 July 2024
Pretty privilege Noun An unearned and mostly unacknowledged societal advantage that a person has by fitting into the beauty standards of their culture.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Unacknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacknowledged. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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