unexplored
adjective
un·ex·plored
ˌən-ik-ˈsplȯrd 
: not explored: such as
a
: not penetrated or ranged over for purposes of geographical discovery
an area of unexplored wilderness
b
: not looked into or investigated
unexplored options
unexplored areas of study
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The new study is a fascinating look at the distant Kuiper Belt, a region that remains largely unexplored, said Patryk Sofia Lykawka, an associate professor of planetary sciences at Kindai University in Japan.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The panels included 176 engravings in three previously unexplored areas – Jebel Arnaan, Jebel Mleiha, and Jebel Misma – along the southern edge of the Nefud Desert in northern Saudi Arabia.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
There are so many rabbit holes to go down, so many dark crevasses of the internet, of the show, of these women’s past that are better left unexplored.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
This is especially the case with chronic pain, which remains a relatively unexplored field of study.
—Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The panels included 176 engravings in three previously unexplored areas – Jebel Arnaan, Jebel Mleiha, and Jebel Misma – along the southern edge of the Nefud Desert in northern Saudi Arabia.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
There are so many rabbit holes to go down, so many dark crevasses of the internet, of the show, of these women’s past that are better left unexplored.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
This is especially the case with chronic pain, which remains a relatively unexplored field of study.
—Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Unexplored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexplored. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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