unheralded
adjective
un·her·ald·ed
ˌən-ˈher-əl-dəd 
-ˈhe-rəl-
: not heralded: such as
a
: not publicly acclaimed
an unheralded film
an unheralded opponent
b
: coming or occurring without advance notice : unexpected
… the faster the boat the less the risk of getting caught out in an unheralded gale or storm.—
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But all players are still chasing the unheralded Jhonattan Vegas, who sits at 8-under after making history of his own.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Their compound is near the capital, Dhaka, along a highway of brickyards and rice paddies, and not in the countryside where violent seizures of land often go unheralded.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
The unheralded Finnish defense — missing Miro Heiskanen, Rasmus Ristolainen and Jani Hakanpää — has been a bright spot in the tournament.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
And now, the Ravens will start a football season with a new kicker for the first time since 2012, when an unheralded and undrafted player out of the University of Texas with unlimited range and confidence brought stability to the position for over a decade.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 6 May 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Their compound is near the capital, Dhaka, along a highway of brickyards and rice paddies, and not in the countryside where violent seizures of land often go unheralded.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
The unheralded Finnish defense — missing Miro Heiskanen, Rasmus Ristolainen and Jani Hakanpää — has been a bright spot in the tournament.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
And now, the Ravens will start a football season with a new kicker for the first time since 2012, when an unheralded and undrafted player out of the University of Texas with unlimited range and confidence brought stability to the position for over a decade.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 6 May 2025
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“Unheralded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unheralded. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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