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
Ukraine could, for example, withdraw its troops from particular areas without making any formal territorial concessions, creating an unrecognized but indefinite line of separation, like the one that followed the Korean armistice, in 1953, or the division of Berlin, during the Cold War.
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Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
In an unrecognized country amidst the chaos of war, a cow gives birth to a calf.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Additionally, among employees recognized monthly, 82% feel enthusiastic about their jobs compared to a significantly lower percentage among unrecognized workers.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
This is also true if a developer’s laptop connects from an unrecognized location, where access to production systems can be automatically restricted.
—Travis Runty, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
In an unrecognized country amidst the chaos of war, a cow gives birth to a calf.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Additionally, among employees recognized monthly, 82% feel enthusiastic about their jobs compared to a significantly lower percentage among unrecognized workers.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
This is also true if a developer’s laptop connects from an unrecognized location, where access to production systems can be automatically restricted.
—Travis Runty, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecognized
Adjective
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Brown died in his apartment in Harlem, New York City on an unknown date.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Questions remain about the space rock’s composition, which is currently unknown.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For instance, in a now obscure 1944 speech, Franklin Delano Roosevelt argued that the American Revolution remained an incomplete project.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Department and team-level metrics expose inefficiency that company-wide averages often obscure.—
Heidi Farris,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Unrecognized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecognized. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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