as in unknown
not widely known
she was an unrecognized pioneer in the field of mathematics until a film about her life was produced
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Recent Examples of unrecognized
Users should also check event logs for any unrecognized changes to DNS server settings.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
Yet, like the Academy, the movie business at large has its blind spots; some of Iran’s best films remain unrecognized in the United States.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
The college sits within a cluster of other unaccredited schools—many of them religious institutions—whose degrees hold no weight in the civil service and often go unrecognized in higher education and most workplaces.
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Olivia Empson,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
All told, the algorithm identified between about 150,000 and 160,000 potential unrecognized COVID deaths on top of the 840,251 that were officially reported.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
Yet, like the Academy, the movie business at large has its blind spots; some of Iran’s best films remain unrecognized in the United States.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
The college sits within a cluster of other unaccredited schools—many of them religious institutions—whose degrees hold no weight in the civil service and often go unrecognized in higher education and most workplaces.
—
Olivia Empson,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
All told, the algorithm identified between about 150,000 and 160,000 potential unrecognized COVID deaths on top of the 840,251 that were officially reported.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecognized
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The Forest Service reports the herd’s origins are unknown, noting it may be linked to mustang drives between Owens Valley and Nevada.
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The international team, led by researchers at Aalto University, combined machine learning with quantum physics calculations to identify two previously unknown superconductors, YRu3B2 and LuRu3B2.
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When that’s not enough, Google may add random noise to the data that can further obscure identities.
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This seems, if anything, deliberately obscure.
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“Unrecognized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecognized. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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