as in countless
too many to be counted
untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land
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Recent Examples of untold
Maintaining the continuity of the Star Wars storyline is of paramount importance to Lucasfilm and Imagineering — to avoid impacting untold stories or tying the hands of future storytellers.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Or why roads and other critical infrastructure projects now take untold years and insane amounts of money to complete, and by the time they are finally opened are already rendered all but obsolete?
—Lee Steinhauer, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
The year ahead stretches out in front of her, unbroken and untold.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
The reporting shows that plenty of fear and uncertainty remain over the untold billions of dollars being poured into wildly unprofitable AI ventures — a dynamic that’s seen AI companies’ valuations skyrocket to record heights, despite dubious prospects of ever turning a profit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Or why roads and other critical infrastructure projects now take untold years and insane amounts of money to complete, and by the time they are finally opened are already rendered all but obsolete?
—Lee Steinhauer, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
The year ahead stretches out in front of her, unbroken and untold.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
The reporting shows that plenty of fear and uncertainty remain over the untold billions of dollars being poured into wildly unprofitable AI ventures — a dynamic that’s seen AI companies’ valuations skyrocket to record heights, despite dubious prospects of ever turning a profit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untold
countless
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Simon Temple Simon Temple has taken countless photos of seals while scuba diving off the coast of southwestern England.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Every year, countless basketball teams that struggled to make the playoffs the prior season rebound in impressive fashion to either contend for the district or make waves as a playoff surprise.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Untold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untold. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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