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
Charisma, command presence, or some unnamed spark is assumed to separate great leaders from the rest.
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Turner, 46, handed it over to an unnamed person in exchange for a $10,000 down payment, according to court records.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
The indictment also mentions a third, unnamed player (now a cooperating witness, presumably).
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The book is set in an unnamed American suburb somewhere on the West Coast which is stripped of actually existing cultural, political, or historical markers.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Turner, 46, handed it over to an unnamed person in exchange for a $10,000 down payment, according to court records.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
The indictment also mentions a third, unnamed player (now a cooperating witness, presumably).
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The book is set in an unnamed American suburb somewhere on the West Coast which is stripped of actually existing cultural, political, or historical markers.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 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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The as-yet-unidentified man then slapped the victim across the face, and \removed the dog’s muzzle, ordering the dog to attack the victim, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The unidentified man who punched Frost was arrested.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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According to that report, an anonymous Department of Homeland Security official reported witnessing pregnant women sleeping on floors in overcrowded intake cells.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But which judges gave which scores would now be anonymous, which some said would lend itself to further corruption.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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