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 story, set in the 1950s, is told in the first person by an unnamed narrator who has returned to his home village of Wad Hamid in Sudan on the Nile River after several years of study in London.
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Alvin Birdi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The interviewer is an unnamed writer in early middle age, the usual Lerner proxy.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The court documents include text messages sent between Amarillas and his unnamed co-conspirators.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
It is alleged that fellow workers took him to an unnamed hospital, according to Post-Tribune archives.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Alvin Birdi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The interviewer is an unnamed writer in early middle age, the usual Lerner proxy.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The court documents include text messages sent between Amarillas and his unnamed co-conspirators.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
It is alleged that fellow workers took him to an unnamed hospital, according to Post-Tribune archives.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 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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An unidentified media office representative did not say what part of the data was incorrect and did not directly address questions about The Post’s findings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Organized crime exercises de facto control over vast swaths of the country, where the discovery of clandestine graves is commonplace, and thousands of corpses remain unidentified in morgues and public cemeteries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The firms have already started integrating Grok into their IT systems in some cases, according to anonymous sources who spoke to The Times.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Anyone with information or who may have had contact with Alexander is urged to contact PBSO at 561-688-3400 or 561-688-4148, or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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