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 The government said only that Zhang is under investigation for unspecified violations of law and discipline, but the military’s main newspaper implied that the probe was part of a larger plan to strengthen the military by rooting out corruption. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026 The suspect was then found at a nearby hospital seeking treatment for an unspecified medical issue and taken into custody, authorities said. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 The lawsuit in Manhattan federal court, filed Friday, sought reinstatement along with unspecified damages. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Oracle has cut an unspecified number of jobs as the software giant looks to reduce costs and continue growing its artificial intelligence business, according to former employees and multiple reports. Mike Snider, USA Today, 31 Mar. 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 family of a man who died while in custody at the Wyandotte County Jail in July filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Sheriff Daniel Soptic and five unnamed deputies allegedly involved in the man’s death.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Its most melancholy scene of all involves Willy Loman, a traveling salesman who has given his unnamed company the best years of his now weary life, walking into the head office only to be humiliated by the callow young man who now runs his company and could not give a damn about him.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That’s part of the lip-smacking quality of it all — the idea that certain movie characters deserve to have their limbs bitten off.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Due to an increase in passenger volume, parking availability may be at or near capacity at certain times throughout the day.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • An unidentified media office representative did not say what part of the data was incorrect and did not directly address questions about The Post’s findings.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Organized crime exercises de facto control over vast swaths of the country, where the discovery of clandestine graves is commonplace, and thousands of corpses remain unidentified in morgues and public cemeteries.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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