as in unknown
not widely known
an unsung hero of the Holocaust
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Nicholson Baker sits down with Jordan to discuss writing about the unsung pleasures and details of the world—things like the way your mother cuts up a banana, or the advertisements in your favorite magazine.
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Thresholds
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
So this is an annual effort to recognize Central Florida’s unsung heroes — the people who don’t normally make headlines.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
For landing product placements that deliver long-term value, however, sample management is the unsung hero.
—Alison Bringé, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Fresh herbs are the unsung heroes of the kitchen that make your food sing.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Thresholds
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
So this is an annual effort to recognize Central Florida’s unsung heroes — the people who don’t normally make headlines.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
For landing product placements that deliver long-term value, however, sample management is the unsung hero.
—Alison Bringé, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Fresh herbs are the unsung heroes of the kitchen that make your food sing.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsung
Adjective
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At this time, details about the containment or cause of the fire are unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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The early childhood development nonprofit was notified that incoming grants would be awarded this summer, but the exact date was unknown, CEO and President Kara Waddell said in a statement in May.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Chartreuse Made by actual French monks based on a nearly 300-year-old secret recipe, this high-proof, kelly green spirit is a bit of an obscure flex.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Outraged, Gauguin located an obscure French law that proved only children within a four-kilometre radius of a school were bound to attend.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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“Unsung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsung. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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