unsuspected

Definition of unsuspectednext

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Recent Examples of unsuspected Facing unspeakable evil with the greatest – and unsuspected – resolve a human being can ever hope for, Jean Moulin’s story reverberates until today. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 May 2025 Over the past few months, Texans have had unsuspected encounters with land and sea creatures on beaches. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Feb. 2024 There’s a beautiful lilting rhythm to the story’s developments as the centrality of each of the four principal characters keeps shifting, often showing unsuspected sides of them. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Further investigation showed that the projector optics included a previously unsuspected UV filter incorporated into a block of glass that protects the rest of the system in case the projector’s bulb explodes. Paul Wallich, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2016 See All Example Sentences for unsuspected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspected
Adjective
  • Although attempts were made to wake her up through verbal and sternal stimuli, her difficulty breathing went unrecognized for 15 minutes.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Users should also check event logs for any unrecognized changes to DNS server settings.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Einstein and relativity The early modern physicist Isaac Newton had presumed an unperceived yet real flow of time.
    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
Adjective
  • The Trinity fire, which started May 1 in Phelan, burned 19 acres with no structures damaged, though the blaze destroyed an unknown number of Joshua trees.
    Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • The two became engaged in an argument that turned into a fight, during which the unknown person pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the victim about the body before leaving the scene, police said.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 May 2026

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“Unsuspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuspected. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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