as in unprecedented
not known or experienced before
houses selling at unheard-of prices
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Recent Examples of unheard-of
The three-day stretch of the highest possible flooding threat is almost unheard-of outside hurricane season.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Greatest Hits is fast approaching 850 total weeks on the Billboard 200 — an almost unheard-of achievement that places it among the longest-charting albums in the ranking’s history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Soon, Carolco ran up the bills again paying the unheard-of $3 million price tag for Joe Eszterhas’ Basic Instinct (1992) script.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
The following season, Bull netted another 50 times as Wolves won the Third Division title and their leading goalscorer was called up to the England squad — almost unheard-of for a player from what these days is called League One.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Greatest Hits is fast approaching 850 total weeks on the Billboard 200 — an almost unheard-of achievement that places it among the longest-charting albums in the ranking’s history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Soon, Carolco ran up the bills again paying the unheard-of $3 million price tag for Joe Eszterhas’ Basic Instinct (1992) script.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
The following season, Bull netted another 50 times as Wolves won the Third Division title and their leading goalscorer was called up to the England squad — almost unheard-of for a player from what these days is called League One.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheard-of
Adjective
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Harvard, in return, protests its constitutional rights and academic independence, claiming this is an unprecedented government overreach.—
Larry P. Arnn,
National Review,
3 May 2025
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Amid a wave of unprecedented tariffs, anxiety is running high for truck drivers like Helen, who makes her living delivering cargo containers from the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors to warehouses and other customers around Southern California.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Teacup: The horror series, inspired by the novel Stinger, starred Yvonne Strahovski of The Handmaid’s Tale, but was canceled after one season.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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Orlando, upon inspecting the wig, immediately appreciated the cap construction, which was a novel feature for both of us.—
Noel Cymone Walker,
StyleCaster,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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And the misfortune is in our participation in that strange loop.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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The wish is revealing—strange and sad, and haunting in ways the biography cannot quite accommodate.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The situation can be complicated further when a patient is navigating an unfamiliar medical system, has to overcome a language barrier, or takes a flight soon after an operation.—
Parizaad Khan Sethi,
Allure,
2 May 2025
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Back in the Hunt The rest of that day back in Alabama was spent prospecting this unfamiliar farm, with predictable results.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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George and Amal were welcomed to Brignoles by the mayor, who shared a photo with the couple outside their new home in 2021.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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You’re being invited to graduate from the lessons of your past and step into a new version of yourself.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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“Unheard-of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unheard-of. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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