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Recent Examples of unperceived
Einstein and relativity The early modern physicist Isaac Newton had presumed an unperceived yet real flow of time.
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Adrian Bardon, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
Marina, in economics, conveyed a lesson just as direct, but as yet unperceived.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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.
—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
Adrian Bardon, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
Marina, in economics, conveyed a lesson just as direct, but as yet unperceived.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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.
—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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Despite the political tensions, the U.S. and Iraq have continued to cooperate, most recently with an agreement to transfer some 7,000 unsuspected IS members from prisons in Syria to Iraq.—
Qassim Abdul-Zahra,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Breaking down what the New Moon in Scorpio means This New Moon invites us to explore the depths of our psyche, to meet ourselves in unsuspected corners of our minds, and to find comfort in the darkness.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
19 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Women collaborators — editors, producers, wives — did essential, often unrecognized work enabling the trio’s rise.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Look for who feels seen or overlooked, which moments are usually highlighted, and where teams might feel unrecognized or underappreciated.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Many Americans are unaware that tipping is a legacy of slavery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gladden is unaware that the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor, and everything that happens — inside the courtroom and out — is carefully planned.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Unperceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unperceived. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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