undiscovered

Definition of undiscoverednext
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 These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026 While thousands of naval accidents are mentioned in historical and archival sources, many wrecks remain undiscovered because there has so far been little archaeological study of the history buried under the waters. Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 Mythos reportedly is capable of autonomously identifying and weaponizing undiscovered cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and would mean open season for cybercriminals without appropriate guardrails. Robert F. Dees, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026 Anthropic said some of the vulnerabilities had been undiscovered for decades. Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undiscovered
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Adjective
  • Established Infrastructure and an Experienced Workforce Unsurprisingly, unexplored regions are often undeveloped ones.
    William Jones, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But after excelling in soccer, those interests went unexplored.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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  • And those numbers exclude the outbreak on the cruise-ship MV Hondius, the origins of which remain unknown.
    Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • California is among the slowest states to tally votes, with results often unknown for days or weeks.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026

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“Undiscovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undiscovered. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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