unexplored

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Recent Examples of unexplored But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 June 2026 The deep ocean is still largely unexplored and biodiversity surveys contribute to the management of ocean biodiversity globally. Adam England, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 Players can embark solo or in teams of four across Gielinor’s previously unexplored continent of Ashenfall, on a quest to discover why untamed, transformative magic spills across the fractured land. Matt Minton, Variety, 11 June 2026 This kind of mechanism has been studied extensively in breast cancer but was largely unexplored in heart tissue until now. Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unexplored
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Adjective
  • Apart from Croatia and Slovenia, this region feels completely undiscovered in the best way possible.
    Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • James thinks undiscovered and undiagnosed dyslexia is a major reason why.
    Samuel O’Neal Updated June 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • Pairing it with extra archipelago adventures and a trip to Bergen makes for a civilized adventure that still feels fresh and relatively untrodden.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For some, a day trip by minibus and camel is more than enough desert – but the true adventurer will want to seek out the untrodden sands of southern Algeria.
    Henry Haselock, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Unexplored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexplored. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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