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Recent Examples of unheard-of
Capital spend is at an unheard-of level.
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Revenue-sharing is not unheard-of in modern college coaching contracts, but Sportico is unaware of any other deal that has donation-sharing.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Then, in an almost unheard-of reversal, Trump renominated Isaacman last week.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Milei’s agenda of deregulation and free markets was unheard-of in deeply statist Argentina.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Revenue-sharing is not unheard-of in modern college coaching contracts, but Sportico is unaware of any other deal that has donation-sharing.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Then, in an almost unheard-of reversal, Trump renominated Isaacman last week.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Milei’s agenda of deregulation and free markets was unheard-of in deeply statist Argentina.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheard-of
Adjective
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This was an unprecedented expansion of presidential power.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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And the sheer scale is unprecedented.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And the business of litigating accidents has become so lucrative that, earlier this year, one Baton Rouge personal-injury firm announced a novel partnership with a private-equity fund.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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This was a novel predator for them.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Stars wield power in professional sports, and that power can lead to some strange requests of their employers.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Pocahontas will arrive with her very own Yehakin and help unravel the mystery behind a strange phenomenon affecting the Moon and the tides around the Valley.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Xhekaj did seem to settle down and play some good hockey while playing in unfamiliar situations.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Another important aspect of the Expeditionary PathMaster is its role in expeditionary warfare, where forces are deployed quickly into unfamiliar regions with minimal existing support.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His government promulgated a new constitution after just nine days of debate in the National Assembly.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Years later, new forensic testing led to a breakthrough.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Unheard-of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unheard-of. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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