as in unprecedented
not known or experienced before
houses selling at unheard-of prices
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Recent Examples of unheard-of
The big picture: The wildfires are the result of an unheard-of combination of factors at this time of year — the worst high wind event in Southern California since 2011, plus some of the driest conditions on record for early January.
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Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Workers wore special hard hats and glare-free goggles, and Strauss insisted on an unheard-of construction feature: a $130,000 safety net.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2025
The Kia Forum was strewn with scannable codes to learn more about the tour’s impact, and the arena provided an unheard-of amount of vegan options, including beloved Angeleno vendors Donut Friend and Monty’s Good Burger.
—Julia MacCary, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
The rate and severity of turbulence is increasing as global temperatures rise, but extreme cases of turbulence remain rare and fatal incidents are all but unheard-of.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Workers wore special hard hats and glare-free goggles, and Strauss insisted on an unheard-of construction feature: a $130,000 safety net.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2025
The Kia Forum was strewn with scannable codes to learn more about the tour’s impact, and the arena provided an unheard-of amount of vegan options, including beloved Angeleno vendors Donut Friend and Monty’s Good Burger.
—Julia MacCary, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
The rate and severity of turbulence is increasing as global temperatures rise, but extreme cases of turbulence remain rare and fatal incidents are all but unheard-of.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheard-of
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One of the things that is unprecedented in particularly the CBS action is the disclosure of the investigation, the release of the documents for public comment.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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This year the Chiefs are aiming for an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ and the game is a repeat of Super Bowl LVII in 2023 when the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35 in Glendale, Arizona.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez will present a unique course that incorporates the stadium section, creating a novel 14-turn route.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says shares of MicroStrategy , which on Wednesday announced that its new name is Strategy , have big upside potential thanks to the company’s novel and ambitious bitcoin treasury strategy.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The win-then-disqualification made for a strange post-race set of circumstances.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2025
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Our strange behavior and fumbled sentences change others’ perception of us and our perception of ourselves.—
Wash Westmoreland,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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And of course, all this is unfamiliar territory for a man who spent most of his playing days fighting to win trophies, not to avoid relegation.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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To stay safe, always double-check links and be cautious about downloading files from unfamiliar sources.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk might not truly be leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), despite what President Donald Trump and his allies have said in previous weeks, according to new court documents reviewed by Newsweek.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The video discussion started with benchmarks, details about xAI's new data center and the desire to create a chatbot that didn't need to be politically correct.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Unheard-of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unheard-of. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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