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
Gore died on Friday due to complications from an unspecified surgical procedure, according to multiple media reports.
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City News Service, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Law enforcement said Nancy is in good cognitive health but cannot walk more than 50 yards on her own and takes daily medication for unspecified pain and cardiac issues.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
Nanos said detectives are very much on the hunt, while awaiting unspecified laboratory results that could help in their search.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Fernandez cited unspecified concerns.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Law enforcement said Nancy is in good cognitive health but cannot walk more than 50 yards on her own and takes daily medication for unspecified pain and cardiac issues.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
Nanos said detectives are very much on the hunt, while awaiting unspecified laboratory results that could help in their search.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Fernandez cited unspecified concerns.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecified
Adjective
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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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The White House initially defended the post, but after the flood of bipartisan outrage, pivoted to blaming it on an unnamed staffer.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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While unnamed in the indictment, such products from the company SaferWatch were piloted during the 2024-25 school year in the city’s public schools.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Navalny returned to Moscow in 2021, facing certain arrest.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our status as creatures of God confers on us certain rights that can’t be handed over as part of the social contract, rights that are at once natural and inalienable.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Harbour, 50, was spotted elsewhere in the city Saturday with an unidentified woman, TMZ reports.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this month, Israel transferred the bodies of 54 Palestinians and 66 boxes containing human remains, all unidentified, to Gaza via the Red Cross.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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