unknown to
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: without being known about by (someone)
Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday.
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The film tells the story of an average Korean family whose members begin leading secret lives unknown to each other.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Over 20 tracks Burnham (who was already a successful comedian and filmmaker prior to this Netflix special, though entirely unknown to me) captures the experience of living through the pandemic in a way that felt both blisteringly funny and devastatingly honest.
—Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Like DeSantis was in early 2018, Donalds is fairly unknown to the Florida electorate.
—Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Venable, in his first year in Chicago, remains a complete unknown to most Sox fans.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Over 20 tracks Burnham (who was already a successful comedian and filmmaker prior to this Netflix special, though entirely unknown to me) captures the experience of living through the pandemic in a way that felt both blisteringly funny and devastatingly honest.
—Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Like DeSantis was in early 2018, Donalds is fairly unknown to the Florida electorate.
—Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Venable, in his first year in Chicago, remains a complete unknown to most Sox fans.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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