as in one
known but not named
some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found
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Recent Examples of unspecified
Instead, he was fired for unspecified misconduct, the documents state.
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Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Saylor also wrote that the student's record record wouldn't be updated based solely on an unspecified finding in the National Crime Information Center that resulted in her termination.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
According to news reports citing a now-disabled GoFundMe page, Stacy began experiencing unspecified medical problems in 2013 after the birth of her first daughter, Piper.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The cuts affected an unspecified number of employees working in the division’s Oculus Studios unit, which develops VR and AR games and content for Meta’s Quest VR headsets, a company spokesperson told CNBC.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Saylor also wrote that the student's record record wouldn't be updated based solely on an unspecified finding in the National Crime Information Center that resulted in her termination.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
According to news reports citing a now-disabled GoFundMe page, Stacy began experiencing unspecified medical problems in 2013 after the birth of her first daughter, Piper.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The cuts affected an unspecified number of employees working in the division’s Oculus Studios unit, which develops VR and AR games and content for Meta’s Quest VR headsets, a company spokesperson told CNBC.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecified
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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
Adjective
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But on Thursday, citing unnamed sources, the New York Post reported that the Trump administration was considering plans to cut tariffs on China to as low as 50% as soon as next week.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Halfway through the book, the unnamed narrator – whose parents were immigrants from Iran and India – must go to Tehran after her father, who long ago moved back to Iran, has a heart attack.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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What is Valley fever? Valley fever is a lung infection caused by breathing in spores from Coccidioides, a fungus that lives in the soil and dust in certain regions of the United States and the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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This introduction to a group of 12- and 13-year-old boys as faceless forces of nature will prove apt in certain ways, although Polinger is careful not to make any of them one-dimensional.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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Garcia said Wednesday that police were searching for the two unidentified suspects.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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Fungi remain poorly understood, with over 90 percent of species still unidentified, the Financial Times reported.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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