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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But the allowance does recognize a fact of family life that tends to go unacknowledged in the United States: that the contributions of older people are essential labor that deserves to be remunerated.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
Unsurprisingly, Japan’s military occupation of those countries went largely unacknowledged.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025
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Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
Unsurprisingly, Japan’s military occupation of those countries went largely unacknowledged.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Unacknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacknowledged. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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