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Recent Examples of unannounced While Shawna and John were meant to be having a romantic anniversary dinner, Barb showed up unannounced and undermined Jennifer’s already feeble attempts at following the evening routine laid out for the young children. Sara Belcher, People.com, 9 May 2025 The opening track — as yet unannounced — is built around a skittish drum beat and soft guitars, and sees Carner, a father of two, singing amid the hum of domesticity. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025 An order of noncompliance can trigger unannounced inspections of jails and lead to remedial orders if issues are not resolved. Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025 About two blocks onto Fremont Avenue, at Mosher Street, Goodson makes an unannounced stop that’s recorded by a private surveillance camera. Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unannounced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unannounced
Adjective
  • The gang demanded $1 million per hostage before they were eventually let go after an undisclosed ransom amount was paid.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
  • In January, the company raised an undisclosed amount in a series A round from investors including ByteDance, HongShan (formerly Sequoia China) and the MiraclePlus accelerator.
    Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • In a speech Thursday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested rates could be higher in the long term because of unexpected events that constrain supplies and push up prices.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Related article Pope Leo XIV’s unexpected New Orleans Creole background excites city’s large Catholic community The boy whose deep sense of community and compassion was molded by his experiences in the village of Dolton was made a cardinal later that year.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Left unmentioned during Trump’s latest appearance with miners were the health and environmental consequences of coal.
    Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Yet Donald Trump went largely unmentioned, a departure from previous Oscar ceremonies during his first term and the interregnum between his administrations when the 45th president was repeatedly called out.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The result marks an unanticipated setback for Merz who was widely expected to secure the necessary votes and be officially sworn in later in the day.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 6 May 2025
  • That brings us to Senate Bill 769, which appears superficially to be a positive effort to expand infrastructure financing but could be another example of unanticipated consequences.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • There's also an unadvertised free tier called Teams, which Wire's in-app messaging says is intended for small businesses or personal use.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
  • All and all, the closer-than-advertised focus is a net positive and translates into some additional, unadvertised versatility in use.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • False Take — Called when a scene is interrupted by some unforeseen circumstance like a noise being picked up or a technical issue taking place.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
  • This new hybrid model has a number of advantages, but one of the unforeseen benefits lies in its ability to adapt to the ever-changing demands of enterprise AI.
    Nick Burling, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • But in a possible attempt to discredit Pryor, her name and some details of her confidential complaint, available only to the mayor, commissioners and senior city employees, have been circulated publicly.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • The organizations kept talking, though, and agreed to settle for a confidential sum, averting a jury trial.
    Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Alfredo Tejada makes a startling company debut as a ferociously frightening Ramón Ruiz Alonso, who arrests Lorca.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • The Democratic Party is grappling with questions over its political direction following the startling loss of all three branches of government during the 2024 elections.
    Isabella Murray, ABC News, 7 May 2025

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“Unannounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unannounced. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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