the uninitiated

noun

: people who do not have knowledge of or experience with something
For the uninitiated, let me explain how this device works.

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For the uninitiated, the show centers on a group of workers who have agreed to undergo the process of severance, brain surgery that separates their work lives from their personal lives. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025 Borscht, for the uninitiated who may not have had a bubbe of Romanian descent who had jars of the sour soup in her Miami Beach kitchen cabinets in the 1970s, is made with meat stock, vegetables like red beetroots or the leafy green sorrel or cabbage and seasonings. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025 For the uninitiated: Pheromones are your body’s natural chemical signals that can influence attraction from other people. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025 For the uninitiated, the unscripted competition series sees contestants tackling a series of challenges with the objective of accumulating a large cash prize. Claire Franken, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the uninitiated 

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“The uninitiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20uninitiated. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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