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
Marriott’s lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for alleged violations of the state’s public employee whistleblower law.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
The finale opens with an unspecified time jump from Episode 9, when Vance made history as the first comedian to perform at New York's Central Park to a crowd of over 30,000.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The Sky added another short-term absence to the injury report this week when Jaquez suffered an unspecified knee injury.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
In the petition, Goltes seeks attorney's fees and an unspecified sum in child support.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
The finale opens with an unspecified time jump from Episode 9, when Vance made history as the first comedian to perform at New York's Central Park to a crowd of over 30,000.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The Sky added another short-term absence to the injury report this week when Jaquez suffered an unspecified knee injury.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
In the petition, Goltes seeks attorney's fees and an unspecified sum in child support.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 26 May 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
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Also included in this zone is the adjacent unnamed development (owned by the same developers as Lee + White), which is the new home of the Atlanta Food Truck Park, and Bogg’s Social and Supply next door.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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So shouts an unnamed (and slightly out-of-focus) soldier just as the helicopters land in the central battle sequence in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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DeGette is one of 45 members of the Democratic caucus on the litigation task force, which files legal motions and amicus briefs to support and challenge certain efforts in the courts.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Kateryna Bondar, a senior fellow with the Wadhwani AI Center at CSIS, told CNBC that humanoid robots could theoretically provide certain upsides on the battlefield due to their autonomy and human-like dexterity.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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Then, when the boat hit a piece of unidentified debris in the Hudson River while getting in some practice before the racing began, one of the rudders broke.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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With the new lead, detectives were able to positively confirm that the long-unidentified remains belonged to Sipfle, the outlets reported.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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