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
Fight Club starred Norton as an unnamed man who can't sleep and has become disaffected and lost.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
An unnamed city official also told the New York Times that Madison Square Garden is planning to host wedding festivities on July 3 and an event planning company requested a tent or canopy be permitted for outside MSG that will hold between 500 and 999 attendees.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
At some point, his wife became suspicious and the girl described a time when Bernadette Vander Meer arrived at the church during one of the times the unnamed girl was with David Vander Meer.
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Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
In Finkelstein’s case, the indictment not only highlights the cardiologist but also lists two unnamed co-conspirators, one from Broward County and the other from Palm Beach County.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
An unnamed city official also told the New York Times that Madison Square Garden is planning to host wedding festivities on July 3 and an event planning company requested a tent or canopy be permitted for outside MSG that will hold between 500 and 999 attendees.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
At some point, his wife became suspicious and the girl described a time when Bernadette Vander Meer arrived at the church during one of the times the unnamed girl was with David Vander Meer.
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Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
In Finkelstein’s case, the indictment not only highlights the cardiologist but also lists two unnamed co-conspirators, one from Broward County and the other from Palm Beach County.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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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.
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
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The victim, who remains unidentified as of publication, died at the scene.
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The president also posted a fake image of himself and several of his administration officials in swimsuits, along with an unidentified woman in a bikini lounging in the water.
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For anonymous, confidential help, people can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224.
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This anonymous political cash is commonly known as dark money, and its prevalence is growing.
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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