Definition of unexamplednext
as in only
having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability her performance in the Olympics was an unexampled display of athletic prowess

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Recent Examples of unexampled Those years included periods of unexampled prosperity and the growth of a strong middle class in the United States. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 The United States commenced their existence under circumstances wholly novel and unexampled in the history of nations. Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 19 Apr. 2024 The Progressives pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment, providing for the popular election of senators, at a moment of unexampled corruption in the chamber. Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 10 Feb. 2022 The episode is breathtaking in its audacity and poetry, an unexampled work of pure special-effects ballet. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 But a war in which most of the enemy is considered beyond any possible surrender or political solution, and must be killed to the last man, is an extraordinary thing, unexampled in American history since the Indian Wars. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexampled
Adjective
  • San Basilio de Palenque is the only surviving maroon settlement in the Americas.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • It's led by Alexei Zhuravlev, who holds its only seat in the Duma and is known for vociferous attacks on the West on state TV.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The Tigers repeatedly found explosive gains through the air, some created not by an extraordinary throw but by a defensive breakdown.
    Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The adventure experts at EYOS Expeditions have curated a new journey that combines a deep-water expedition with all the extraordinary wonders of Alaska’s wilderness.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Michelin has introduced a rating of wineries where one grape denotes a very good producer; two an excellent producer, and three an exceptional producer.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But a player who is exceptional at the sport but lacks notoriety is a different story.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Messi’s retirement from the Argentine national team and Ronaldo’s impending retirement from Portugal’s mark the end of an unparalleled era in soccer.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After all, sport has an almost unparalleled ability to talk to people, particularly some of those most at risk of taking their own lives.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • It is generally agreed that Helen, the woman of matchless beauty who indirectly caused the Trojan War by eloping with (or being abducted by) the Trojan prince Paris, belongs to the realm of fiction and not fact, as do Achilles and other mythological figures.
    Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The pecan version adds a nutty crunch, but the original rolls are matchless as is.
    Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Her excellent debut, 2007’s Free Food for Millionaires, features upwardly mobile Korean Americans whose desire for security Lee portrayed both sympathetically and critically.
    Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • If that feels unattainable, though, Baldino’s other spots are equally excellent and open to anyone.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Nature, loss, and longing inspire these quiet verses, which conjure a sense of the immense mysteries governing the observable world.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The immense gravitational influence of these black holes generates incredible amounts of friction in the accretion disk, causing the objects to glow brightly as AGNs.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Neil Peart’s unequaled legacy will be celebrated in a new feature documentary arriving this fall.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Upstairs there are five bedrooms, including an unequalled primary suite.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026

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“Unexampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexampled. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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