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
Recent Examples on the Web
By assigning a unique ID to each device, companies can trigger additional security measures (such as multifactor authentication) for unrecognized devices.
—
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
After the Cowboy Carter artist was snubbed for a nomination at the 2024 CMA Awards, which air live Nov. 20 8pm EST on ABC and next day on Hulu, the awards show co-host responded to the backlash around Bey’s country debut going unrecognized.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Another medal was symbolically presented to all those whose contributions to NASA went unrecognized during the period.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
Hackers do, indeed, sometimes delete messages so as to cover their tracks with regard to security warnings from Google informing the owner their account had been accessed from an unrecognized device, for example.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
After the Cowboy Carter artist was snubbed for a nomination at the 2024 CMA Awards, which air live Nov. 20 8pm EST on ABC and next day on Hulu, the awards show co-host responded to the backlash around Bey’s country debut going unrecognized.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Another medal was symbolically presented to all those whose contributions to NASA went unrecognized during the period.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
Hackers do, indeed, sometimes delete messages so as to cover their tracks with regard to security warnings from Google informing the owner their account had been accessed from an unrecognized device, for example.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Unrecognized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognized. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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