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also untrod
as in pristine
not having been traveled over or through
the fields in the valley are newly carpeted in an expanse of untrodden snow
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Recent Examples of untrodden
In spring the central walkway becomes a riot of flowering crab apples and bare shoulders (I had been told), but now the kiosks were shuttered, the trees skeletal, the paths plowed but untrodden.
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Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The path from political relative to TV star is hardly untrodden, however.
—Jon Allsop, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Or that art may be the last untrodden and inviolable way of the psyche remaining to us?
—Donna Tartt, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Black Emperor had been re-landscaping post-rock to make room for string sections—but Richter’s universal laments, in which yearning piano and string figures twirled atop electronic murmurs, illuminated an untrodden path for solo composers.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2024
After all, moss’s beauty lies partly in its wildness, in its ability to conjure a bygone world — or perhaps a future one — untrodden by human feet.
—Jenny Comita, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
From some untrodden, internal place, a visceral memory stirred, of holding up the page with Felicity pictured vertically in the centerfold, the midsection of her floral everyday dress dimpled by the magazine’s staples.
—Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
How about taking a different road—an untrodden path, perhaps?
—Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
As my quest for baked crispy tofu perfection continues, it’s led me down an untrodden path — one paved with Parmesan.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The path from political relative to TV star is hardly untrodden, however.
—Jon Allsop, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Or that art may be the last untrodden and inviolable way of the psyche remaining to us?
—Donna Tartt, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Black Emperor had been re-landscaping post-rock to make room for string sections—but Richter’s universal laments, in which yearning piano and string figures twirled atop electronic murmurs, illuminated an untrodden path for solo composers.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2024
After all, moss’s beauty lies partly in its wildness, in its ability to conjure a bygone world — or perhaps a future one — untrodden by human feet.
—Jenny Comita, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
From some untrodden, internal place, a visceral memory stirred, of holding up the page with Felicity pictured vertically in the centerfold, the midsection of her floral everyday dress dimpled by the magazine’s staples.
—Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
How about taking a different road—an untrodden path, perhaps?
—Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
As my quest for baked crispy tofu perfection continues, it’s led me down an untrodden path — one paved with Parmesan.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrodden
Adjective
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Light pollution is the enemy of dark skies, and Teton County’s small, low light-impact communities help keep night skies pristine.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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Brimming with tiny hummingbirds and mighty bison alike, the North Rim is a living reminder of the Grand Canyon of yore, immersing guests into the pristine habitats that were once widespread across the western United States.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods.—
Leah Hall,
Country Living,
5 Jan. 2023
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Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2022
Adjective
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Opening up the process has raised questions about attributing asteroid names to students whose future is still an untraveled road, however.—
Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2023
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Furthermore, much of the Sino-Russian border is remote and untraveled, making arms transfers difficult to detect.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
23 Feb. 2023
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“Untrodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrodden. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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