unapparent

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Recent Examples of unapparent Thus, copying others, even when the reasons are unapparent, can benefit survival. Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapparent
Adjective
  • Plus, its hidden side pockets can stash cords, bobby pins and backup lip balm.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • These climate solutions currently remain hidden in plain sight.
    Paige Stein, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Perhaps clever legal strategies might find ways to meet the justices’ new standards, or perhaps experts might come up with new metrics to mathematically prove discrimination, even when intent is vague.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • There’s a false perception in pop music that the best way to connect with the masses is to keep things broad — that vague generalizations are easier for people to latch onto.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • Hantavirus is suspected of spreading aboard a luxury cruise ship, killing three passengers and sparking new concerns as a once obscure disease, with an extraordinarily high death rate, rises amid changing climate conditions.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026
  • Pau’s early work cohered around a nonnarrative approach to themes of alienation and isolation, rendered through obscure and richly textured visuals.
    Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • With Pluto turning retrograde in your 12th House of Reflection, patterns, habits, or emotional cycles may come into focus in subtle but meaningful ways.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • Now, there’s no mention of Eugenie’s extended family, just a subtle but clear message about their connection to the King and no one else.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • But normalization doesn’t mean something is medically insignificant.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 May 2026
  • This is not insignificant and seems to represent a notable source of commercial uncertainty in American agriculture.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • These words are spoken by the scheming Iago in Othello (1603–04) and by the disguised Viola in Twelfth Night (1600–02).
    Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • One wicked, disguised pass almost led to a goal for Bailey just before the hour.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This transit is shedding light on surface-level power and the unseen social currents secretly dictating your life.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Then just two weeks later, her father died by suicide after a long, largely unseen struggle with alcoholism and depression.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Kentucky lawmakers will likely let our columnist Joe Gerth down again by overriding the veto of a bill that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry concealed guns.
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Unapparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapparent. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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