1
as in one
known but not named
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
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2
as in unidentified
not named or identified by a name
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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Recent Examples of unnamed
Iran's state media had said Wednesday that the regime rejected the list of points conveyed from Washington via an intermediary, but the unnamed official gave Reuters more detail on Iran's assessment of the proposal.
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CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
As Pakistan is attempting to broker peace talks between the United States and Iran, an unnamed Pakistani official told Reuters news that the Israeli military had the coordinates to target Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Relative newcomer Mélissa Boros plays Alpha, a 13-year-old living with her unnamed doctor mother (Golshifteh Farahani).
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
As Pakistan is attempting to broker peace talks between the United States and Iran, an unnamed Pakistani official told Reuters news that the Israeli military had the coordinates to target Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Relative newcomer Mélissa Boros plays Alpha, a 13-year-old living with her unnamed doctor mother (Golshifteh Farahani).
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnamed
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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
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The chatter around streaming bots grew noticeably louder in August 2025, when a prison phone call between Young Thug and an unidentified associate leaked online.—
Kyle Eustice,
VIBE.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Investigators found that an altercation on the bus allegedly involved the suspect and an unidentified female, according to Jaques.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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An Air Canada flight collided with a firetruck in New York City on March 22, a passenger made a verbal bomb threat Sunday night while taxiing on a Frontier flight in Atlanta and the Raleigh airport was evacuated after an anonymous threat Monday morning.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lindsey Jordan’s third LP of grungy, dreamy guitar rock aims for the same affective highs and lows of her previous records, but the hooks don’t sink as deep, and the production sounds frustratingly anonymous.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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