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
The unnamed teen will be arraigned in Nassau County Family Court, police said.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Among those Page named in his lawsuit were former FBI Director James Comey, former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and ex-FBI officials Kevin Clinesmith, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, along with a slew of unnamed FBI employees.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Netflix is in talks with Goldman Sachs to buy the Radford Studio Center, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources, on Tuesday.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
An unnamed Fermi tenant canceled a $150 million deal for the data center campus in December.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Among those Page named in his lawsuit were former FBI Director James Comey, former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and ex-FBI officials Kevin Clinesmith, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, along with a slew of unnamed FBI employees.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Netflix is in talks with Goldman Sachs to buy the Radford Studio Center, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources, on Tuesday.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
An unnamed Fermi tenant canceled a $150 million deal for the data center campus in December.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 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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In fact, Google pushed back at the request for so much information, and the company negotiated with the police to reduce their request from 19 unidentified users to nine and then just three cellphone users.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Limon’s remains were discovered Friday morning, while Bristy, who is presumed dead, is still missing, though unidentified remains were recovered on Sunday.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Of course, artists make choices in biographical shows for a whole variety of reasons, whether in service of the storytelling, to appease those who would prefer to remain anonymous or even self-protection.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Each food diary follows one anonymous reader’s week of expenses related to groceries, restaurant meals, coffee runs, and every bite in between.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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