as in hidden
not seen or able to be seen
unseen dangers He escaped unseen.
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Recent Examples of unseen
This effect, known as gravitational microlensing, signals that something unseen has crossed the line of sight.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
Yardeni’s chart underscores the violent uptick in inflation since 2019, as inflation surged at levels unseen in 40 years.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The lack of transparency means that Electronic Frontier Foundation privacy litigation director Adam Schwartz doesn’t know exactly how ubiquitous unseen face scanners are.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Written; rejected for failing to adequately consider musical contexts; put in a drawer somewhere and unseen since.
—Adam Smyth, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseen
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Exploring by boat or paddleboard is also a great way to find hidden areas that feel like your own private beach.—
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More than once, Coon and Smallwood are completely nude on stage, as Agnes and Peter lay hidden parts of their psyche bare.—
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Placing your carbon monoxide detector in the proper location can alert you to dangerous levels of the invisible gas, which is unfortunately more likely to occur with the use of personal space heaters.—
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Underground cultures exist outside mainstream radars, which can render entrance points virtually invisible to the more traditional.—
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These atoms scatter ultraviolet sunlight, forming a faint halo around Earth.—
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The constant food noise went from being a screaming voice in my head to a faint whisper.—
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Acetone is effective, but Verzini stresses that it should always be tested in an inconspicuous area first before applying it to the nail polish.—
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To remove discoloration from the dye in a colored candle, test one of these cleaners in an inconspicuous spot before treating the stain.—
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The series begins with a murder in tiny Dahlonega, an indistinct town an hour from Atlanta.—
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What is Father Jud Duplenticy’s body art, so blurry and indistinct?—
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The almost imperceptible pigment is an immediate boost of pore- and fine line-blurring prowess.—
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Our data about the Amundsen Sea’s past and the resulting forecast indicate that onshore changes in West Antarctica will not be slow, gradual or imperceptible from a human perspective.—
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The ice punishes the slightest miscalculations, demands the sharpest of focus.—
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One report found there may be a slight benefit to moderate drinking, while the other concluded that even one drink a day was linked to a wide range of harms.—
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“Unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseen. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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