unpublicized

adjective

un·​pub·​li·​cized ˌən-ˈpə-blə-ˌsīzd How to pronounce unpublicized (audio)
: not brought to the public's attention : not publicized
an unpublicized appearance/event

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The committee uses an unpublicized strength-of-schedule formula, but according to ESPN’s metric, Iowa State ranks 68th, Arizona State 72nd and Boise State 86th. Justin Williams, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024 The fashion translation might be an AI trained on an artistic director’s work — previous and current collections, and even unpublicized sketches and ideations — opening up new possibilities. Adriana Lee, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024 Beyond that, both WADA and the International Olympic Committee need to understand that the timing of the unpublicized positives — less than a year in advance of the Beijing Winter Games — makes the optics awful, quietly clearing athletes from one of the few countries eager to host future Olympics. Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 31 July 2024 By April 2020, the team was already seeing patients come in with lingering illness and effects of Covid — in those early days still unnamed and unpublicized as long Covid. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unpublicized 

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpublicized was in 1855

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“Unpublicized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpublicized. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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