as in hidden
not seen or able to be seen
unseen dangers He escaped unseen.
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Recent Examples of unseen
The quiet professionalism of the crew standing watch beneath the Great Plains, the sailors navigating unseen through dark oceans and the pilots readying aircraft older than their parents are the heart of America’s deterrence.
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Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
What someone jokes about reflects their inner values and unseen workings.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
The tale away from the playing field in recent years has been dizzying, one of soaring costs and debts, of quirks and chicanery unseen elsewhere.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
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Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
What someone jokes about reflects their inner values and unseen workings.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
The tale away from the playing field in recent years has been dizzying, one of soaring costs and debts, of quirks and chicanery unseen elsewhere.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseen
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Fans have been tearing the new Springfield Island map apart to unearth Easter eggs and hidden gags, including a full dissection of the notorious wonky house that the family inhabits.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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On a hidden floor in an old hotel in the Alps, Nazi Germany is still alive in The Secret Floor (Das geheime Stockwerk), a time-travel adventure film for the whole family that wants to help children learn about the dark past.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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This week in Thessaloniki, industry professionals have been circulating leaflets and Visibility Zero campaign buttons, hoping to raise awareness about their struggle by ensuring that the movement is anything but invisible to festival guests.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The underwater clues that researchers are grasping for in this effort are invisible, almost ephemeral, but hold promise just the same.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The program’s pulse felt faint, its identity slipping further with each loss.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The short uses stylized 3D and deadpan timing to explore routine, irritation and faint absurdity.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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In places such as the United Nations, simultaneous interpreters have long worked behind soundproof glass, inconspicuous yet indispensable, enabling multilingual deliberation for people who may scarcely register their presence.—
Ross Benjamin,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, the other two surgeries were indeed inconspicuous.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2025
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The old woman is speaking, but her voice is far away and indistinct.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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If so, what? Matthews should pursue a development that resists becoming an indistinct extension of Charlotte-a direction that does not reflect my vision for the town.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Caplan-Auerbach is studying nearly imperceptible seismic tremors that have preceded major landslides, including the August one in Tracy Arm.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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For most folks watching at home, the change was imperceptible.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The score indicates a slight improvement from the 2023-24 school year, when 26% of students achieved Level 3 or 4.—
Dmitry Martirosov,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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Katy Perry's manager appeared to take a slight dig at Wendy's, months after the fast food chain's comments about his pop star client.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseen. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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