undetected
adjective
un·de·tect·ed
ˌən-di-ˈtek-təd 
-dē-
: not observed, noticed, or detected
an undetected flaw/error
an undetected illness
These rare mistakes are subtle and may go undetected for months and even years.—
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Anderson got tested after his sister was diagnosed with breast cancer, but countless men like him go undetected.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
That’s still a lot of cheaters to deal with, and there’s a good chance that a lot of cheaters are still undetected and operating as normal.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Thousands of people are attempting to cross undetected from Canada into Washington.
—Osej Serratos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The final moment of the film remains one of the most shocking endings in pre-code horror history, and takes a stance now common in horror: that sometimes the worst monsters are those that walk among us, undetected.
—B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
That’s still a lot of cheaters to deal with, and there’s a good chance that a lot of cheaters are still undetected and operating as normal.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Thousands of people are attempting to cross undetected from Canada into Washington.
—Osej Serratos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The final moment of the film remains one of the most shocking endings in pre-code horror history, and takes a stance now common in horror: that sometimes the worst monsters are those that walk among us, undetected.
—B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Undetected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undetected. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.
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