unheralded

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Recent Examples of unheralded His journey is proof of DU’s meritocracy, of turning unheralded players into cornerstone pieces. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025 The unheralded role Rea currently fills is invaluable, though. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 At my second Super Bowl, in 2008, the Giants’ unheralded receiver David Tyree caught a 32-yard pass from Eli Manning by pinning the ball to the crown of his helmet. Harvey Araton, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 This idea — that cell metabolism is an integral but unheralded part of the developmental process — isn’t fantastical. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unheralded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheralded
Adjective
  • Areca palm The romantic and dreamy areca palm is a majestic orchid and an unsung chemical-destroying hero.
    Rebecca Torres, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Matching two-piece sets are the unsung heroes of spring wardrobes.
    Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Canady, the national player of the year, had received a $1 million NIL deal — an unheard-of amount outside of football and men’s basketball.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • In order to acquire Sinners, Warner Bros. even agreed to revert the rights back to the director after 25 years, an unusual (although not unheard-of) proviso.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Parents cannot read their kids' messages, but will receive alerts if the text messages contain images with explicit content, harmful words from unknown contacts, or links from unknown contacts.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The young man was decapitated after death for unknown reasons, although this was a ritualistic practice for some people during the Roman period.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Even inconspicuous and uncelebrated birds are capable of learning, and of sharing their learning with others.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Women have been the backbone of America's economic progress in ways that often go unseen and uncelebrated.
    John Hope Bryant, TIME, 29 July 2024

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“Unheralded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unheralded. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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