: not anticipated : unexpected
—often used with of
an unthought-of development
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In the semifinal, Messi’s run to set up Argentina’s third goal against Croatia was a twisting, syncopated dance of dozens of instinctive, unthought steps.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2022
And Democrats do have a path, believe it or not, to hold onto control of the House -- unheard of, unthought of six weeks ago.
—NBC News, 13 Nov. 2022
The sale, unthought of a month ago, comes with soccer at something of a crossroads.
—David Hellier, Bloomberg.com, 18 Mar. 2022
Enterprises scrambled in 2020 to implement practices that would guarantee business continuity, and previously unthought-of cybersecurity issues arose.
—Anurag Lal, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
Removing a living unborn child from the womb, operating on him or her, and returning the baby to finish growing inside the mother was also unthought of in 1973.
—Grazie Pozo Christie, National Review, 21 Sep. 2021
New ways of doing business that were once unthought of are sticking around.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2022
And Democrats do have a path, believe it or not, to hold onto control of the House -- unheard of, unthought of six weeks ago.
—NBC News, 13 Nov. 2022
The sale, unthought of a month ago, comes with soccer at something of a crossroads.
—David Hellier, Bloomberg.com, 18 Mar. 2022
Enterprises scrambled in 2020 to implement practices that would guarantee business continuity, and previously unthought-of cybersecurity issues arose.
—Anurag Lal, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
Removing a living unborn child from the womb, operating on him or her, and returning the baby to finish growing inside the mother was also unthought of in 1973.
—Grazie Pozo Christie, National Review, 21 Sep. 2021
New ways of doing business that were once unthought of are sticking around.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
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“Unthought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unthought. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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