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as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
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Recent Examples of unidentified
All crew members on the unidentified northbound carrier were safe after the attack off Sirik, Iran, east of the strait, the monitor said.
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Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
On Friday, May 1, the 33-year-old 13 Reasons Why actress shared an Instagram carousel filled with photos and video of an unidentified man sitting beside her, texting people on his phone to express his disdain for sitting near a trans person in first class.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The 4-year-old eventually could be seen getting up and walking away, while Berrios-Otero continues to allegedly rub the unidentified child, the warrant affidavits said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The unidentified victim was traveling east on Gannon Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
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Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
On Friday, May 1, the 33-year-old 13 Reasons Why actress shared an Instagram carousel filled with photos and video of an unidentified man sitting beside her, texting people on his phone to express his disdain for sitting near a trans person in first class.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The 4-year-old eventually could be seen getting up and walking away, while Berrios-Otero continues to allegedly rub the unidentified child, the warrant affidavits said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The unidentified victim was traveling east on Gannon Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unidentified
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Emotions reveal themselves through actions but Faulkner leaves the emotions unnamed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Both the king and queen made friends with an unnamed lamb.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The person who shared it on the Ring app opted to remain anonymous but shared that the suspect drove a gray Ford F-150.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 May 2026
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In the end, the reporter came to the conclusion that the one-liners were Monroe’s own, a judgment backed up by an anonymous Fox press agent who had been one of the main liaisons between Monroe and the studio.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidentified. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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