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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
The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
The Washington Post reported that the US Defense Department was preparing for potentially weeks of ground operations in Iran, citing unidentified US officials.
—Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Witnesses told officials that a fight had broken out, during which an unidentified person fired multiple shots.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
The unidentified 14-year-old remains in the hospital.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
The Washington Post reported that the US Defense Department was preparing for potentially weeks of ground operations in Iran, citing unidentified US officials.
—Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Witnesses told officials that a fight had broken out, during which an unidentified person fired multiple shots.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
The unidentified 14-year-old remains in the hospital.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Mar. 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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West was court-ordered to pay more than $76,000 of the unnamed employee's legal fees in September; the case remains on hold.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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The filing was reported by Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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An Air Canada flight collided with a firetruck in New York City on March 22, a passenger made a verbal bomb threat Sunday night while taxiing on a Frontier flight in Atlanta and the Raleigh airport was evacuated after an anonymous threat Monday morning.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lindsey Jordan’s third LP of grungy, dreamy guitar rock aims for the same affective highs and lows of her previous records, but the hooks don’t sink as deep, and the production sounds frustratingly anonymous.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidentified. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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