as in unsuspected
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Recent Examples of unperceived
If Barack liked to play the conciliator, unveiling heretofore unperceived dimensions of sameness among disparate peoples, Michelle often played the patient teacher, offering instruction from a benevolent distance, then retreating, until next class period, into privacy.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
These cyclical characteristics didn’t go unperceived at the October 7 set, though.
—Rachel Narozniak, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2022
Over time, the angle of these lines changed, suggesting to audience members that the direction of the pendulum’s travel was shifting under the influence of an unperceived rotational motion—that of Earth.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 3 Feb. 2018
Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
These cyclical characteristics didn’t go unperceived at the October 7 set, though.
—Rachel Narozniak, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2022
Over time, the angle of these lines changed, suggesting to audience members that the direction of the pendulum’s travel was shifting under the influence of an unperceived rotational motion—that of Earth.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 3 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unperceived
Adjective
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Over the past few months, Texans have had unsuspected encounters with land and sea creatures on beaches.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American-Statesman,
3 Feb. 2024
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The evidence against them is still in the process of being made public, but the practice of privately financing political parties of all stripes signaled the unsuspected depth of corruption in Chilean politics.—
Juan de Onís,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Apr. 2015
Adjective
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On their own, Cheech, in his scuffed Crocs, walking the stretch of Venice Boardwalk ahead of his once (and maybe future) co-star went virtually unrecognized.—
Adam Tschorn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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This mental labor, which often goes unrecognized and unspoken, is a form of cognitive multitasking that drains a person’s attention and well-being.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Many homeowners are unaware that these machines require regular maintenance.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Many Americans are unaware that government regulation of industry helped bring us these precious gains in children’s health, by keeping tuberculosis, E.coli, and yes, bird flu out of the milk people drink.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Unperceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unperceived. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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