unbeknownst to
idiom
chiefly US
: without being known about by (someone)
Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room.
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Fierce, fearless, and unafraid to speak out against injustice, Elphaba challenges the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) himself — who, unbeknownst to either of them, is her father — for his cruelty toward animals and twisted politics.
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Haley Kluge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
However, after a reconciliation and tearful goodbye with Glinda, Elphaba forms a plan to use the rumor that getting wet will kill her to her advantage and—unbeknownst to Glinda—ultimately fakes her own death by allowing Dorothy to throw a bucket a water on her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
But in fact, unbeknownst to Colonel, Elvis had been singing the song in informal sessions with friends in Germany for the last year or so– and with great feeling.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
However, engineers remotely operated them behind the scenes, unbeknownst to attendees, Business Insider reports.
—PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2025
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Haley Kluge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
However, after a reconciliation and tearful goodbye with Glinda, Elphaba forms a plan to use the rumor that getting wet will kill her to her advantage and—unbeknownst to Glinda—ultimately fakes her own death by allowing Dorothy to throw a bucket a water on her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
But in fact, unbeknownst to Colonel, Elvis had been singing the song in informal sessions with friends in Germany for the last year or so– and with great feeling.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
However, engineers remotely operated them behind the scenes, unbeknownst to attendees, Business Insider reports.
—PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Unbeknownst to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeknownst%20to. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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