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as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
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Recent Examples of unidentified
While Healey lay bleeding on the pavement, an unidentified person walked up to him and stole his wallet, Healey's partner at the time, Grace Garber, told a judge Friday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
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Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Mullins eventually takes a seat and joins the conversation, with another unidentified person entering shortly thereafter.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
An unidentified person from Tennessee won the Lotto America on June 7.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The video ends with the image of two unidentified armed men.
—Veronica Calderon, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
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Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Mullins eventually takes a seat and joins the conversation, with another unidentified person entering shortly thereafter.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
An unidentified person from Tennessee won the Lotto America on June 7.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The video ends with the image of two unidentified armed men.
—Veronica Calderon, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unidentified
Adjective
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
Adjective
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Meta reportedly bought a stake worth around 3 billion euros ($3.51 billion) in EssilorLuxottica at the current market price and is considering further investments that could expand its share to 5%, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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In exchange, Leiweke allegedly told the Legends CEO, unnamed by the DOJ, that OVG would give them some of the business through subcontracts.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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The Information, which cited anonymous sources for the report.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
6 July 2025
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The Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoted anonymous soldiers who said they were ordered to deliberately open fire at unarmed crowds on their way to the food sites.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
6 July 2025
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidentified. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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