: not having a name or identified by name : not named
a newly discovered and unnamed species
received their information from an unnamed informant
Examples of unnamed in a Sentence
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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The episode cited unnamed sources close to the investigation and included unreleased surveillance camera footage from a neighboring home, as well as a variety of data purported to be directly from Kohberger’s cellphone, such as Google searches, photos and call logs.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
The protest and the reveal of Walmart’s AI plans followed another disruption earlier that day at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in Seattle when an unnamed Palestinian tech worker disrupted a speech by Jay Parikh, Microsoft’s head of CoreAI.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 21 May 2025
That led to two unnamed undocumented immigrants and the ACLU representing a local advocacy group filing a new lawsuit, which prompted Jones to issue another temporary injunction on Tuesday.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Deadline hears that the UK commercial network behind The Great British Bake Off has engaged a headhunter to identify an executive to lead the unnamed unit.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 May 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
The protest and the reveal of Walmart’s AI plans followed another disruption earlier that day at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in Seattle when an unnamed Palestinian tech worker disrupted a speech by Jay Parikh, Microsoft’s head of CoreAI.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 21 May 2025
That led to two unnamed undocumented immigrants and the ACLU representing a local advocacy group filing a new lawsuit, which prompted Jones to issue another temporary injunction on Tuesday.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Deadline hears that the UK commercial network behind The Great British Bake Off has engaged a headhunter to identify an executive to lead the unnamed unit.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 May 2025
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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