Definition of unspecifiednext
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. 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 See All Example Sentences for unspecified
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Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The unnamed benefactor gave $100,000 to the Pima County Attorney's Office tip line.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The drama is shot with a documentarian’s eye and unfolds in the ruins of an unnamed city, but its setting is far from nebulous — not least because of the presence of a few Palestinian flags.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • There are still weeks to go in the trial, and its outcome is far from certain.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Investigators can use certain databases to look for a match with a suspect or that person's relatives.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Harbour, 50, was spotted elsewhere in the city Saturday with an unidentified woman, TMZ reports.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • 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 23 Feb. 2026.

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