unannounced

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Recent Examples of unannounced We’re told that screenwriter Anna Klassen has returned to pen the second film, based on a previously unannounced new novel by Todd, who will ultimately be putting out a book trilogy. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2026 Rutte arrived in Ukraine on an unannounced visit one day after a Russian drone and missile attack killed at least 13 people and injured more than 100. Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026 The report was produced after an unannounced inspection by the DHS inspector general, whose office recently got an infusion of $20 million and plans to boost its inspections from four to six per year to potentially as many as 40 to 60. Laura Strickler, NBC news, 3 June 2026 The Minnesota Department of Human Services set out to revalidate thousands of providers in programs deemed high risk for fraud by asking providers to submit verification paperwork and making unannounced site visits. Ashley Grams, CBS News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unannounced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unannounced
Adjective
  • To pull it off, Video Rebirth in March closed a seed round totalling $80 million at an undisclosed valuation.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The Elk Grove Police Department will hold a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint at an undisclosed location Friday, the agency said in a news release.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The exercise also included unexpected financial setbacks.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • The settlement that ended Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's blockbuster legal war began with an unexpected Friday night phone call.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • But visual art goes almost entirely unmentioned.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • Lewis and Clark appear in a pan across a painting from the Wikipedia page of their unmentioned Hidatsa guide, Sacagawea—the only woman, the only Indigenous person, the only non-white person in the video.
    Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
Adjective
  • Without consistent investment into the very systems our economies depend on, ‘unanticipated shocks’, which the OBR identifies as having the most significant negative effects on the economy, are increasingly likely to be linked to the loss of natural resources.
    Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Either there was a layoff at 55 to 60 years old, unanticipated health issues, or others.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Adjective
  • Between 70-80% of job opportunities exist as unadvertised positions.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Then, without warning, some of those same fans got emails last week about the previously unadvertised sale.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This unforeseen shift now complicates Milwaukee's efforts to acquire a substantial draft-heavy package for their superstar.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • But when unforeseen events strand him millions of miles from Earth, his mission becomes an urgent race against time—driven not by survival alone, but by love.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • All calls are toll-free and confidential.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • All calls will be kept confidential.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • The swelling was significant, the bruising startling and the healing process appeared long and painful.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Thursday’s cacophony of startling videos – with Ukrainian drones arriving in waves over the flames to follow up on strike after strike – marks a global moment of clarity, in which the Kremlin is truly struggling.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

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“Unannounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unannounced. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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