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Recent Examples of unprecedented
Terrorist organizations aligned with Iran, including Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis are using crypto at unprecedented scales, according to the report.
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Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The factories of tomorrow are already being built today, with smart technologies and intelligent software tools helping businesses to achieve unprecedented productivity, efficiency and cost-reduction goals.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
In 2020, the Justice Department took the unprecedented step of indicting Maduro and senior officials on narco-terrorism charges, accusing them of conspiring to flood the United States with drugs in order to undermine American society.
—Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
In an unprecedented move, Andrew was stripped of all royal titles, including his princely title.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unprecedented
Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The factories of tomorrow are already being built today, with smart technologies and intelligent software tools helping businesses to achieve unprecedented productivity, efficiency and cost-reduction goals.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
In 2020, the Justice Department took the unprecedented step of indicting Maduro and senior officials on narco-terrorism charges, accusing them of conspiring to flood the United States with drugs in order to undermine American society.
—Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
In an unprecedented move, Andrew was stripped of all royal titles, including his princely title.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprecedented
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By grafting old-school procedural pleasures onto a 24-esque real-time format, the show produced a genuinely novel structure in the post-prestige era that was impossible to look away from.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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May 5 Schumacher is really funny (her hilarious novel Dear Committee Member won the Thurber Prize)!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and actor Harry Styles finally has a new album dropping after a nearly four-year hiatus, and fans are chomping at the bit.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Last year, the team effectively ditched plans to build a new stadium in a space next to the Coliseum known as the Malibu Lot, citing complications.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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The sounds had become a strange new normal for the diverse Central neighborhood.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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And there was a strange preoccupation with running out of time, even though the show ended a good 15 minutes early as if the performers didn’t understand their own timeline.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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And to folks unfamiliar with the IP system, that makes some superficial sense.—
David J. Kappos,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was brought in mid-season with a plan to develop him as a wide attacker and asked to lead an attack in an unfamiliar striker position.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its locking lid snaps onto a silicone ring, giving it an airtight seal so my butter stays fresh (and doesn’t absorb outside odors).—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Or not feeling super fresh after a nap at 35,000 feet with your mouth hung open?—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
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Revenue-sharing is not unheard-of in modern college coaching contracts, but Sportico is unaware of any other deal that has donation-sharing.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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Then, in an almost unheard-of reversal, Trump renominated Isaacman last week.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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Over the years, Harold’s Chicken grew far beyond its original location, expanding into a regional brand with restaurants across eight states.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Earlier in his career, Stern provided the narration for the original version of The Wonder Years.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Unprecedented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprecedented. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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