as in unknown
not widely known
an unsung hero of the Holocaust
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Recent Examples of unsung
For nearly two decades, creators have been the unsung architects of internet culture.
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Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
But the cold hard truth of business is that the biggest, most unsung career amplifier and accelerator is the quality of your execution.
—Suzy Welch, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The best nude lip liners are the unsung heroes of our makeup bags—full stop.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 May 2025
One of the unsung heroes of our game-show strategy is Press Your Luck.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
But the cold hard truth of business is that the biggest, most unsung career amplifier and accelerator is the quality of your execution.
—Suzy Welch, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The best nude lip liners are the unsung heroes of our makeup bags—full stop.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 May 2025
One of the unsung heroes of our game-show strategy is Press Your Luck.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsung
Adjective
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At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
24 May 2025
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According to Lesperance, most people don't like to move, abandoning their familiar life for one that is widely unknown.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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There are some opaque methods for opening car tailgates, but Smart’s must be one of the most obscure.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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That brings us to Biden’s cancer, a diagnosis that surely cast a pall over the various book tours and panel discussions on what the Bidens and their handlers did or did not obscure.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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“Unsung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsung. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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