unrecognized
adjective
un·rec·og·nized
ˌən-ˈre-kig-ˌnīzd 
-kəg-
: not recognized: such as
a
: not given deserved attention or notice
Her achievements were left unrecognized.
b
: not identified, detected, or known
a problem that has gone unrecognized for months
unrecognized symptoms
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Examples of unrecognized in a Sentence
she was an unrecognized pioneer in the field of mathematics until a film about her life was produced
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For example, my team and I were able to use our model to discover a previously unrecognized integrase – a type of protein that can move genetic information in and out of cells – in the globally abundant marine picocyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus.
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Libusha Kelly, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
In the unrecognized village of al-Zarnuq, Mohammad Abu Queider was at home when the rockets started falling.
—Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 5 May 2024
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Libusha Kelly, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
In the unrecognized village of al-Zarnuq, Mohammad Abu Queider was at home when the rockets started falling.
—Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 5 May 2024
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“Unrecognized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognized. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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