the uninitiated
noun
: people who do not have knowledge of or experience with something
For the uninitiated, let me explain how this device works.
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Chess can seem abstruse and forbidding to the uninitiated, but Himelfarb’s account of it is as readable and comprehensible as any more familiar sports story—or, for that matter, any narrative in which a bunch of ambitious people pursue a single goal.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
That eye, to the uninitiated, looks more like a panic button.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
To the uninitiated, the distinction may seem insignificant.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
For the occasion, Robbie left modern-Brontë method dressing garb at home in favor of some sciura style (For the uninitiated—and those without this excellent Instagram on your Explore page—the Sciura is a Milanese woman who dresses elegantly and impeccably.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
That eye, to the uninitiated, looks more like a panic button.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
To the uninitiated, the distinction may seem insignificant.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
For the occasion, Robbie left modern-Brontë method dressing garb at home in favor of some sciura style (For the uninitiated—and those without this excellent Instagram on your Explore page—the Sciura is a Milanese woman who dresses elegantly and impeccably.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
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“The uninitiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20uninitiated. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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