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not known or experienced before
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Recent Examples of unheard-of
Injuries by these fish are rare but not unheard-of.
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Dan Radel, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The Pearl Hill fire jumped an almost unheard-of 900 feet to cross the Columbia River.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Prior to 2025, grant cancellations were virtually unheard-of.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Plus every radio station and local television channel is broadcasting an equally grateful ad, commemorating this previously unheralded, unheard-of cruncher of numbers?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unheard-of
Dan Radel, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The Pearl Hill fire jumped an almost unheard-of 900 feet to cross the Columbia River.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Prior to 2025, grant cancellations were virtually unheard-of.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Plus every radio station and local television channel is broadcasting an equally grateful ad, commemorating this previously unheralded, unheard-of cruncher of numbers?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unheard-of
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheard-of
Adjective
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An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 caused bleaching events that severely damaged many of Florida's reefs.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, concentration camps prove to be a viable political option with a friendly Supreme Court ready to affirm President Cadwallader’s unprecedented use of executive orders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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New York — At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that evidence was tested may now determine whether prosecutors can use it against their prime suspect, Long Island architect and family man Rex Heuermann.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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This discovery opens the door to developing novel interventions to improve attention and memory, as well as designing brain-computer interface technology that enhances selective processing and the storing of information.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Because something very strange happens here.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Probably not, given the company’s strange hesitance to part ways with its current leadership.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even what a new employee might feel on their very first day — welcomed, oriented, and inspired, or lost in a maze of unfamiliar faces and spaces.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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During their daytime searches, researchers found several unfamiliar-looking lizards, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Swiss transportation company Twiliner is kicking off a new night bus service later this year that will be more akin to a business class airline seat than your typical bus.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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