unfamiliar
adjective
un·fa·mil·iar
ˌən-fə-ˈmil-yər 
: not familiar:
a
: not well-known : strange
an unfamiliar place
b
: not well acquainted
unfamiliar with the subject
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He gets nervous when he is in unfamiliar surroundings.
The book is full of unfamiliar words.
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Allison Shapira, Harvard Business Review, 2 Dec. 2024
The plot takes several unfamiliar turns, including a love interest for Present, and a developing friendship between haunter and hauntee.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
For those unfamiliar the parallel economy is a MAGA marketplace where conservatives pedal products to their followers promising freedom for a price.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
And with a young woman's growth comes new friends and unfamiliar, complex feelings.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Unfamiliar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfamiliar. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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unfamiliar
adjective
un·fa·mil·iar
ˌən-fə-ˈmil-yər
1
: not well-known : strange
an unfamiliar place
2
: not well acquainted
unfamiliar with the subject
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