1
a
: not told or related
b
: kept secret
2
: too great or numerous to count : incalculable, vast
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His is a story yet untold.
untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land
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Each song, a journey into the depths of emotion, allowed Angham to share pieces of herself and the untold stories embedded within the lyrics.
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Omar Baqbouq, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
The film is the untold story of influential pioneer of funk and his tumultuous journey to founding musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
The stage show — originally based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire — tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, with Erivo as Elphaba and Grande as Glinda.
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Another common association that many of these layoffs share is that there are untold thousands of employees who are remote or hybrid workers and who still possess company IT assets, many of which house important IP.
—Brandon Batchelor, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Omar Baqbouq, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
The film is the untold story of influential pioneer of funk and his tumultuous journey to founding musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
The stage show — originally based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire — tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, with Erivo as Elphaba and Grande as Glinda.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Another common association that many of these layoffs share is that there are untold thousands of employees who are remote or hybrid workers and who still possess company IT assets, many of which house important IP.
—Brandon Batchelor, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Untold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untold. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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untold
adjective
un·told
ən-ˈtōld 
ˈən-
1
: not told : not revealed
untold secrets
a story yet untold
2
: not counted : vast, numberless
untold wealth
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