unannounced

adjective

Definition of unannouncednext
1
as in undisclosed

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2
as in unexpected

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Recent Examples of unannounced Providing permission is sought and approved, anti-doping organisations have been able to test athletes unannounced at night since 2015, but cycling didn’t adopt the new rule until a year later. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Or Whitney Houston, who one time got up unannounced to play the piano after their regular pianist’s shift ended. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Representatives from the Florida Immigrant Coalition, American Friends Service Committee and Family Action Network joined Wednesday’s event, where advocates called for unannounced inspections and protections for people who report mistreatment. — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Then, on Sunday, Syria convened an unannounced but highly anticipated opening of the first post-revolution Parliament, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa attending. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unannounced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unannounced
  1. undisclosed
  2. unexpected
  3. unmentioned
  4. unanticipated
  5. unadvertised
  6. unforeseen
  7. confidential
  8. startling
Adjective
  • Another new receiver, veteran Christian Kirk, walked off the field midway through practice with an undisclosed injury.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • This move follows New York's new synthetic performer disclosure law, effective June 9, which penalizes undisclosed AI use in advertisements.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of undisclosed
Adjective
  • Before Graves was appointed in December 2022, Deputy Chief Joseph Mabin served as interim chief for several months following former Chief Rick Smith’s unexpected retirement.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Your donation will help ease the financial burden of funeral expenses and other unexpected costs, allowing the Brown family to focus on healing and being together.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of unexpected
Adjective
  • For those manufacturers, and for the neoliberals who appropriated Kahlo to sell free trade with Mexico, her life of political radicalism is left unmentioned.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But visual art goes almost entirely unmentioned.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
Definition of unmentioned
Adjective
  • The unanticipated problem now is that the rise of artificial intelligence is making machines capable of passing these tests.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Contemporary efforts at pest control have also caused unanticipated collateral damage.
    — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of unanticipated
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
Definition of unadvertised
Adjective
  • An unforeseen opportunity Loftin entered spring training in great shape.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • There also was another unforeseen road block involving a record label.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of unforeseen
Adjective
  • The amendment’s supporters argued that political interference in tax enforcement should carry penalties comparable to those proposed for unlawfully disclosing confidential taxpayer information.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • However, that plan seems to have hit a snag, as days before the Codex Micro appeared, Apple sued OpenAI, accusing it of stealing trade secrets to build its hardware and of poaching ex-Apple staff for confidential product details.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026
Definition of confidential
Adjective
  • Despite the early morning hour, the oceanfront hotels were already abuzz, a startling contrast to the more relaxed mood at Hotel Wailea.
    — Ronee Uyeshiro, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • The bat fell onto a table at the Yellow Deli in Vista, startling patrons.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of startling

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