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as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
the victim of the crime will remain nameless to protect his privacy those nameless editors who write the synopses for TV shows in the newspaper
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as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
was seized with a nameless, vague fear that made her seek the companionship of another person
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as in unknown
not widely known
a nameless poet who has just been rediscovered by devotees of love poems
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Recent Examples of nameless
The script is usually written in a nameless scrawl.
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John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
In the same year Rudolph was killed, a nameless woman was discovered down an embankment near a Tiburon fire station.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
There may be a creative ceiling to watching scores of nameless inmates get inventively eviscerated, but thanks to its 11-minute segments, the ultraviolent comedy flies by.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The notorious Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo, was busted, due in large part to investigative genetic genealogy, a modern detective tool that helps police identify nameless victims and suspects by first identifying their relatives.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
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John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
In the same year Rudolph was killed, a nameless woman was discovered down an embankment near a Tiburon fire station.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
There may be a creative ceiling to watching scores of nameless inmates get inventively eviscerated, but thanks to its 11-minute segments, the ultraviolent comedy flies by.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The notorious Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo, was busted, due in large part to investigative genetic genealogy, a modern detective tool that helps police identify nameless victims and suspects by first identifying their relatives.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameless
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More than a bakery, the unnamed project will also serve coffee, wine, and beer and host cooking classes and community events.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
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On an unnamed island in the Savannah River, the two men turned and fired, and each was hit in multiple places.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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The Ritz-Carlton guests will also finally have access to hop aboard the incredible, spaceship-like Adastra super-yacht, currently available only for neighboring Patina Maldives guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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To not have that would be devastating … There’s just things that would become a lot more muted if people don’t have attachment to anything, which is quite incredible.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Then the team, for unknown reasons, withdrew from the East Asian championship in 2019, and missed the 2023 World Cup, citing the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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The circumstances surrounding the shooting area unknown at this time.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Then, when the boat hit a piece of unidentified debris in the Hudson River while getting in some practice before the racing began, one of the rudders broke.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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With the new lead, detectives were able to positively confirm that the long-unidentified remains belonged to Sipfle, the outlets reported.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Elsewhere, an unspeakable tragedy that befalls a fellow factory worker further establishes the plight of young girls across China’s recent history.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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The actually unspeakable bit is whether women’s access to education and the job market should be restricted, in the name of producing more babies and saving civilization.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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From tasting menus that spotlight a single grain variety to butcher counters featuring specific heritage breeds, professional kitchens are translating obscure agricultural choices into experiences diners remember.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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What obscure motive lay behind this one?—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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As if breaking the law would offer a symbolic release from this double bind, the third video documents Liden trespassing into the apartment of an anonymous hoarder.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Getty Images Roony Bardghji is looking increasingly likely to leave FC Barcelona this summer, with the club accelerating his departure according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Researchers tend to define consciousness loosely as the ability to experience—the subjective, ineffable feeling of being alive.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Such is the ineffable at-once-ness of these moments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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“Nameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameless. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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