unexplored

adjective

un·​ex·​plored ˌən-ik-ˈsplȯrd How to pronounce unexplored (audio)
: not explored: such as
a
: not penetrated or ranged over for purposes of geographical discovery
an area of unexplored wilderness
b
: not looked into or investigated
unexplored options
unexplored areas of study

Examples of unexplored in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web China is aiming to become the first nation to ever retrieve samples from the far-side of the moon with an ambitious mission to send a probe to the unexplored region that launched Friday. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 Decoding The Brain Of AI Large language models are the tech world's latest marvel, yet the magic behind them often goes unexplored. Ilan Nass, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 The unexplored portion of Africa may be at least 1,000,000. Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 The discovery underlines just how much of Pompeii remains buried: More than a third of Pompeii is untouched and unexplored by archaeologists. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024 Along the way, Shulman and his colleagues fell in love with the unexplored possibilities of AI audio. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2024 Jack becomes a minor celebrity in his field, but how that impacts his self-perception or life goals is left unexplored. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024 This has resulted in crucial research directions and fundamental scientific research being left unexplored. Will Henshall, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024 There was something really interesting with Jukebox [Hailey Kilgore] that was unexplored. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unexplored was in 1697

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“Unexplored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexplored. Accessed 16 May. 2024.

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