under the radar
idiom
: not getting attention : unnoticed
He tried to stay under the radar as he went about his business.
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Alejandro Ceballos Jiménez doesn’t seem the kind of Venezuelan who’d fly under the radar.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2025
Pittsburgh has been flying under the radar all season and has one of the best freshman quarterbacks in the country with Mason Heintschel.
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If the music was under the radar, the sneaker launch was anything but.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
While other Super Tuscans are practically household names among wine collectors, Ca’Marcanda’s flagship blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, Camarcanda (without the apostrophe), seems to fly under the radar.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2025
Pittsburgh has been flying under the radar all season and has one of the best freshman quarterbacks in the country with Mason Heintschel.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
If the music was under the radar, the sneaker launch was anything but.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Under the radar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20radar. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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