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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
There are emails both of Epstein offering to introduce women to unidentified individuals and of people offering to introduce him to young women.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The circumstances regarding the crash were not clear as of Saturday, but the pedestrian, who remains unidentified publicly, was seriously injured.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The hypothermia deaths include an unidentified methamphetamine user found unconscious on Jerome Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Officials found an unidentified Loomis employee with a gunshot wound, and he was treated at the location by first responders and transported to the hospital in critical condition.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The circumstances regarding the crash were not clear as of Saturday, but the pedestrian, who remains unidentified publicly, was seriously injured.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The hypothermia deaths include an unidentified methamphetamine user found unconscious on Jerome Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Officials found an unidentified Loomis employee with a gunshot wound, and he was treated at the location by first responders and transported to the hospital in critical condition.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 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
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That unnamed co-conspirator is widely believed to be longtime Oakland political operative Mario Juarez, who twice ran for City Council himself but was never elected.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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But as public criticism mounted, the president’s team shifted the blame to an unnamed aide.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Anyone with information about the shooting can contact Silent Witness to leave an anonymous tip at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (480-837-8446).—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Anyone with information is asked to contact MPD at 202-727-9099 or submit an anonymous tip by texting 50411.—
7News WJLA,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidentified. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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