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houses selling at unheard-of prices
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Recent Examples of unheard-of
Plus every radio station and local television channel is broadcasting an equally grateful ad, commemorating this previously unheralded, unheard-of cruncher of numbers?
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The film is notable for a dodge ball scene that goes disgustingly awry, a long gay kiss — an unheard-of smooch in 1981 — between Andrew and a bully, and for Arngrim’s goth-twink fabulous costumes, including the silkiest cape.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025
With vacancy rates at an unheard-of 1.4% and rents going up and up and up, New York needs scads of new units.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
Google claims Gemini Diffusion is capable of previously unheard-of accuracy in complex math and coding.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The film is notable for a dodge ball scene that goes disgustingly awry, a long gay kiss — an unheard-of smooch in 1981 — between Andrew and a bully, and for Arngrim’s goth-twink fabulous costumes, including the silkiest cape.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025
With vacancy rates at an unheard-of 1.4% and rents going up and up and up, New York needs scads of new units.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
Google claims Gemini Diffusion is capable of previously unheard-of accuracy in complex math and coding.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheard-of
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These limitations on the supply side are being challenged by unprecedented demand.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
20 June 2025
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Considering Thoughts As DevSecOps comes into this new age of AI amplification, the MCP, ACP and A2A model of unification brings unprecedented flexibility, intelligence and responsiveness to infrastructure automation.—
Venkatadri Marella,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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With classic brown sugar, taro, and novel seasonal flavors, the shop offers comfort in familiarity—trusted by generations and still blending tapioca pearls, fresh milk, and chewy yummies one cup at a time.—
Taryn White,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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After the first round of the Travelers Championship, the Northern Irishman showed up to answer reporters' questions, and the topic came up again, even taking a novel approach.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The night before the baby junco landed in the research team’s net, a strange, shifting light filtered through the forest, not far from where the Long Trail, Vermont’s end-to-end hiking route, traverses the Mount Mansfield ridgeline.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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But one of the strangest well wishes came not from a person, but a 1,400-foot-tall building.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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For brand builders and business leaders, the insight is simple: AI doesn’t need to feel robotic or unfamiliar.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Charlie Brown loves camp and is determined to make his final year special, but Sally, a first-time camper, is nervous and skeptical of the new and unfamiliar place.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Either way, your new bedding just might invoke dreams of France: All Sijo linen is sourced from Normandy, which has a centuries-old tradition of producing top-notch linen.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
29 June 2025
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Its intuitive editing tools, combined with accessibility through platforms like Google Gemini, Flow, Vids, and Vertex AI, open new frontiers for filmmakers, marketers, educators, and game designers alike.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Unheard-of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unheard-of. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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