unbeknownst to
idiom
chiefly US
: without being known about by (someone)
Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room.
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Reportedly, Saint Pierre had been living in New York unbeknownst to her family.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
But unbeknownst to the public or city staff, the Boise school board voted to buy the property the very same night the commission voted.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025
There are also situations in the e-filing context, in which a tax professional fails to e-file a return unbeknownst to the taxpayer, that courts have recently found reasonable cause.
—Andy Weiner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The suit was filed after an investigative reporter found that the city had not been adding fluoride to its water for nine years, unbeknownst to residents.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
But unbeknownst to the public or city staff, the Boise school board voted to buy the property the very same night the commission voted.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025
There are also situations in the e-filing context, in which a tax professional fails to e-file a return unbeknownst to the taxpayer, that courts have recently found reasonable cause.
—Andy Weiner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The suit was filed after an investigative reporter found that the city had not been adding fluoride to its water for nine years, unbeknownst to residents.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Unbeknownst to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeknownst%20to. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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