unbeknownst to
idiom
chiefly US
: without being known about by (someone)
Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room.
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Meanwhile, their daughter, Kat (Colby Muhammad), is helping her cousin Chelsea plot an exit strategy from her successful modeling career — unbeknownst to Chelsea’s demanding momager, Dani.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Chelsea Green And Piper Niven The Miz showed up backstage after being traded to SmackDown, unbeknownst to him.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Reportedly, Saint Pierre had been living in New York unbeknownst to her family.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
But unbeknownst to the public or city staff, the Boise school board voted to buy the property the very same night the commission voted.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Chelsea Green And Piper Niven The Miz showed up backstage after being traded to SmackDown, unbeknownst to him.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Reportedly, Saint Pierre had been living in New York unbeknownst to her family.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
But unbeknownst to the public or city staff, the Boise school board voted to buy the property the very same night the commission voted.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Unbeknownst to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeknownst%20to. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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