unobserved
adjective
un·ob·served
ˌən-əb-ˈzərvd 
: not noticed or perceived : not observed
The two vessels slipped out of Plymouth, unobserved by Spanish spies …—
Samuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot MorisonA welcoming place is almost by definition someplace out of sight, someplace private and unobserved.—Jane Kramer
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Previously unobserved graves, field systems, and other structures were also illuminated thanks to the drone.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
That left the Kuril Islands as the most likely culprit—just near enough to obliterate Japanese crops and just far enough to remain unobserved.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
That is a form of non-response bias that was basically unobserved.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
Most hydrothermal explosions are small and go unobserved, according to Michael Poland, the scientist-in-charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
That left the Kuril Islands as the most likely culprit—just near enough to obliterate Japanese crops and just far enough to remain unobserved.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
That is a form of non-response bias that was basically unobserved.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
Most hydrothermal explosions are small and go unobserved, according to Michael Poland, the scientist-in-charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Unobserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unobserved. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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