as in unprecedented
not known or experienced before
houses selling at unheard-of prices
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Recent Examples of unheard-of
In the winter-mild southern U.S. states, previously unheard-of snowfalls brought everything to a halt.
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Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The three-day stretch of the highest possible flooding threat is almost unheard-of outside hurricane season.
—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
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Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The three-day stretch of the highest possible flooding threat is almost unheard-of outside hurricane season.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheard-of
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States warn there could be 'unprecedented chaos' Jeremy Feigenbaum, a lawyer representing the states challenging Trump's policy, stressed the practical problems of not having a national standard for citizenship while the executive order is being litigated.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Trump’s unprecedented actions and policy flip-flops have dented U.S. credibility and confidence in its assets, and this could still result in global fund managers investing less in the U.S. markets in favor of others, explained Vasu Menon, OCBC’s managing director of the investment strategy team.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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This novel approach to reducing friction helps high-end movements' precision, durability, and efficiency.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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In November -- Cannes Market One of the most iconic action heroes in U.S. cinema, the character was created by David Morell in his novel First Blood.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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From the window of his 46th-floor downtown office, attorney Scott Sheftall noticed a strange, solitary cloud that worried him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Thankfully, Karr and his team knew where to look, starting with the strange way a common type of bacteria functions in fruit flies.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Kennedy has, at times, seemed unfamiliar with programs and staff that had been cut, and suggested as many as 20% of the people fired could be brought back if they are deemed essential.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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McKinney says the pieces in the new boutique provide an introduction to the breadth of her creations for those previously unfamiliar with her work.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Available beginning May 12 for a limited time at participating Krispy Kreme shops, the Krispy Kreme x Pac-Man Collection features three new doughnuts in a custom Pac-Man game dozen box.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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In addition to offering previously unattainable data rates, Wi-Fi 7 will employ new technologies to reduce latency, increase network capacity, and boost efficiency.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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