as in unexplored
not having been found or noticed; not discovered
undiscovered territory The team of scientists searched the jungle for previously undiscovered species of insects.
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Recent Examples of undiscovered
See 65 of the top local hoops players, prospects and undiscovered talent.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Dark matter interacts with itself and/or normal matter through an additional, hitherto undiscovered force, in addition to gravity.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Cabrera theorized the killings occurred around dusk on Saturday and the Jacobs’ bodies lay undiscovered until Monday morning.
—Graham Womack
updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
This ability was leveraged by scientists in 2016 to image a previously undiscovered corridor in the Great Pyramid of Giza.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Dark matter interacts with itself and/or normal matter through an additional, hitherto undiscovered force, in addition to gravity.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Cabrera theorized the killings occurred around dusk on Saturday and the Jacobs’ bodies lay undiscovered until Monday morning.
—Graham Womack
updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
This ability was leveraged by scientists in 2016 to image a previously undiscovered corridor in the Great Pyramid of Giza.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undiscovered
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Brands shouldn’t view merch as a revenue stream but as an unexplored demand-generation engine that builds cultural relevance and fandom.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Most monitoring and detection efforts have focused on shallower areas, leaving deeper habitats largely unexplored.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The plane crashed into mountainous terrain in unknown circumstances, according to preliminary information, the National Transportation Safety Board said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Set on the eve of the German invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands, the drama explores the situation for Belgian Jews, torn between staying in their homeland amid or fleeing for an unknown destiny, through the prism of a love story and the microcosm of the broadcast radio world.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Undiscovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undiscovered. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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