unrecognizable

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Recent Examples of unrecognizable While the beautiful people always display youth (even if it’s paid for), the always original Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio was unrecognizable, doubling his actual age of 32 with wizened grey hair, beard and bushy eyebrows, prosthetic wrinkles and a cane. Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026 Lilacs are a cornerstone of spring, providing a familiar and reassuring sight to ground us when our own lives become unrecognizable. Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 The British Army that came out of the First World War was unrecognizable to the one that went in as cavalry was replaced with tanks and aircraft went from toys to a revolution in arms. David Szondy may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026 Injuries have rendered Houston’s group of position players into an almost unrecognizable state, problematic for a team that entered the season with little depth of which to speak. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unrecognizable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecognizable
Adjective
  • Placing a small, unnoticeable camera can be tricky and, for some nests, requires a helicopter.
    Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The consequences of such an error, in the context of a computation where there is no cross-checking in place, can range from unnoticeable to catastrophic.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Prices for gas are peaking while a war in Iran is unpopular and confusing for many, polling says.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • The only honest solution is an unpopular mix of program cuts and tax increases, plus a focused, earnest and unlikely effort at making government more cost-effective and efficient.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Standing before the painting in his New York studio, Ikezoe pointed to the top of the canvas, where faceless people pull at the udders of two cows.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
  • The faceless cusk eel was also detected in Western Australia for the first time.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • On February 7, when an anonymous caller made a bomb threat targeting John’s and Steve’s personal homes, a rumor circulated inside Apple that it had been orchestrated by Steve to seek revenge.
    Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
  • At the same time, an ever-growing supply of fake Holocaust posts are designed to generate clicks for their mostly anonymous creators — and run the risk of undercutting trust in Holocaust content at a time when denial is surging.
    Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Adjective
  • Regions with high flickering often indicate underlying instability, even when their net change over a year appears unremarkable.
    Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Weltman’s draft picks outside the lottery have been unremarkable as well.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Adjective
  • Due to the small size of the blacklegged tick and the tendency for its bite to go unnoticed, not everyone who experiences Lyme disease symptoms remembers being bitten by a tick, according to Harvard Health.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • Residents at a homeowner association meeting in April questioned how an Iron Mountain data center crept into their backyard unnoticed.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • Once a promising third-base prospect, Cox played two undistinguished seasons for the New York Yankees in 1968 and 1969 before his career ended largely due to chronic knee problems.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • The old flag, which depicted the old state seal on a blue field, had been criticized for years for a cluttered, undistinguished design and for containing colonial imagery and depicting racist stereotypes.
    Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecognizable. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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