unannounced
adjective
un·an·nounced
ˌən-ə-ˈnau̇n(t)st 
: occurring without any prior announcement or warning : not announced
an unannounced concert
showed up unannounced at her doorstep
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Yet, the atmosphere shifted dramatically when J Balvin himself took the stage, unannounced, sending an electrifying charge through the crowd.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
But unbeknownst to Sunja, Noa, ashamed of his heritage, is planning to drop out of school and run away, and his unannounced (and short-lived) return home is actually his way of bidding her farewell.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Clips of the stars filming the video began surfacing online, while Shakira and her co-stars promoted the then unannounced single on social media.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Streep’s Loretta Durkin and McCarthy’s character Doreen, Charles’ (Steve Martin) sister, duke it out in the suburbs as the latter is distressed her advances on Oliver (Martin Short) aren’t working because the former showed up unannounced.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
But unbeknownst to Sunja, Noa, ashamed of his heritage, is planning to drop out of school and run away, and his unannounced (and short-lived) return home is actually his way of bidding her farewell.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Clips of the stars filming the video began surfacing online, while Shakira and her co-stars promoted the then unannounced single on social media.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Streep’s Loretta Durkin and McCarthy’s character Doreen, Charles’ (Steve Martin) sister, duke it out in the suburbs as the latter is distressed her advances on Oliver (Martin Short) aren’t working because the former showed up unannounced.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Unannounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unannounced. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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