1
as in one
known but not named
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
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2
as in unidentified
not named or identified by a name
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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Recent Examples of unnamed
Two unnamed people were cited as co-conspirators in the indictment, and they have not been charged with any crime.
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Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit mentions 99 unnamed co-conspirators the family aims to seek out for more information about the killing.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
The bank is also working with an unnamed, large academic university for this ongoing project.
—John Kell, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The 16-acre site already has 20 megawatts of data center capacity operational in service of an unnamed hyperscale customer, with the facilities being designed to support AI and cloud deployments.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
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Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit mentions 99 unnamed co-conspirators the family aims to seek out for more information about the killing.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
The bank is also working with an unnamed, large academic university for this ongoing project.
—John Kell, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The 16-acre site already has 20 megawatts of data center capacity operational in service of an unnamed hyperscale customer, with the facilities being designed to support AI and cloud deployments.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnamed
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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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Both of the artworks in question—known as Anne Boleyn and An unidentified woman—are part of the Royal Collection Trust in England, which owns some 85 drawings by Holbein.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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The two victims were both in the go-kart, an unidentified spokesperson for the police department said in an email to The Denver Post.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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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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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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