unknown to
idiom
: without being known about by (someone)
Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday.
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Outdoor griddle cookers were a commercial item and largely unknown to consumers until the Blackstone griddle, an upstart brand, arrived on the scene in 2008.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Despite the regularity of these activities, each day, at its beginning, is completely unknown to us.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Up until recently, Gavin Adcock was mostly an unknown to the majority of country fans.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Acton has solid favorability ratings but is still unknown to many voters in Ohio, Birdsong said.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Despite the regularity of these activities, each day, at its beginning, is completely unknown to us.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Up until recently, Gavin Adcock was mostly an unknown to the majority of country fans.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Acton has solid favorability ratings but is still unknown to many voters in Ohio, Birdsong said.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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