unknown to
idiom
: without being known about by (someone)
Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday.
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In a small stream that flows through a deep gorge in the heart of India, researchers encountered a fish previously unknown to science.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Future Hall of Fame gymnast Wendy Hilliard began to learn her craft at a collection of recreation centers that were unknown to most of the world outside of Detroit.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Dorn, who was unknown to all three victims, entered a bedroom where a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old girl were sleeping, court documents said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
An update to the amendment must also account for technological and national security realities unknown to the 1960s drafters.
—Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Future Hall of Fame gymnast Wendy Hilliard began to learn her craft at a collection of recreation centers that were unknown to most of the world outside of Detroit.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Dorn, who was unknown to all three victims, entered a bedroom where a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old girl were sleeping, court documents said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
An update to the amendment must also account for technological and national security realities unknown to the 1960s drafters.
—Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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