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Recent Examples of uninitiated
For the three people left in the world who remain uninitiated, breakout stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play Shane Hudson and Ilya Rozanov, two rival hockey captains who fall in love over the course of a decade of yearning and clandestine hookups.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
For those uninitiated, the McRib is sort of a big deal.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Marvel faithful will appreciate the seeds the show planted to kick off Phase Four of the MCU, and the Marvel uninitiated will enjoy watching Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany engage in a playful romp, pleasures that were denied their characters during their earlier movies.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Sudoku, for those uninitiated, is the Japanese logic game that suddenly exploded in English-language media two decades ago.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
For those uninitiated, the McRib is sort of a big deal.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Marvel faithful will appreciate the seeds the show planted to kick off Phase Four of the MCU, and the Marvel uninitiated will enjoy watching Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany engage in a playful romp, pleasures that were denied their characters during their earlier movies.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Sudoku, for those uninitiated, is the Japanese logic game that suddenly exploded in English-language media two decades ago.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninitiated
Adjective
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When Obama met Trump for a ritual pre-Inauguration visit to the Oval Office, he was struck by how unschooled and incurious the President-elect was.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The museum touts its irreverence, for example placing a portrait of George Washington by untrained artist Howard Finster with one by Gilbert Stuart.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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The team noticed that the bees were more likely to engage in the tasks if their partners also participated, compared to untrained control groups.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The recent floods and cyclone showed Sri Lanka remains unprepared for extreme weather.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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But the continent may still be unprepared for a more belligerent world.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
27 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This inexperienced crew of 20-somethings takes on unorthodox jobs to build their brand and pay rent.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2025
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Gay or not, Scott clearly is inexperienced with caring for bottoms.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Still, with this inspirational true story, the streamer stands to reach a much wider public than Perry’s typical audience, reminding how much of American history remains untaught and largely untold.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
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Until recent years, the story of how this period affected California’s Indigenous peoples had largely gone untaught or underrecognized.—
Anne Wallentine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2024
Adjective
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Road accidents kill thousands in Bangladesh every year, due to a combination of poor road conditions, unskilled driving and inadequate oversight of traffic rules.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Road accidents kill thousands every year in the nation of more than 170 million people because of lax oversight of traffic rules, bad road conditions and unskilled driving.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 amateur draft is held virtually and limited to five rounds.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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At its core, a musical note is a repeating vibration, says Mark van Raamsdonk, a physics professor at the University of British Columbia and an amateur jazz musician.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The rapid creation of large equivalency libraries may appear to be an unqualified benefit, but accumulation introduces its own burdens.—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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There have been three heads of state since October of last year, each uniquely unqualified to lead a nation.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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“Uninitiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninitiated. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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