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
Publishing a story based on a handful of unnamed sources is simply asking too much of a public that already distrusts the media.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 9 Nov. 2025
That change allowed Laudermilch to walk on as a distance runner this year at Liberty University, the previously unnamed school.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The suit claims that 10K gave a $500,000 advance to an unnamed artist, then renegotiated the agreement without Internet Money’s approval.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Smoke and flames then spread to the top floors of the so far unnamed building, Reuters reported.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 9 Nov. 2025
That change allowed Laudermilch to walk on as a distance runner this year at Liberty University, the previously unnamed school.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The suit claims that 10K gave a $500,000 advance to an unnamed artist, then renegotiated the agreement without Internet Money’s approval.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Smoke and flames then spread to the top floors of the so far unnamed building, Reuters reported.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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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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The victim, an unidentified 48-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, the fire department said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department assisted in retrieving the remains of an unidentified man from the rocky shoreline below.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chris Robinson, whose group, the Black Crowes, didn’t get enough voter support for a 2025 induction and were near the very bottom of Vulture’s anonymous Rock Hall ballot.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Israeli media, citing anonymous officials, have reported that Hamas was delaying the release of Goldin's body in hopes of negotiating safe passage for more than 100 militants surrounded by Israeli forces and trapped in the enclave's southernmost city of Rafah.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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