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
Newsom said the move to defer the funding and repay it at a later, unspecified point is necessary to create a cushion for uncertain state revenue projections and to avoid potentially allocating more money to schools than is actually available, since the budget isn’t finalized until the summer.
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The zoo is seeking unspecified damages in Denver District Court.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Police officers were involved in a standoff with a suspect wanted on allegations of an unspecified felony after the driver crashed on a freeway offramp in East Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The agency initially signed a $2 million contract with Paragon Solutions for an unspecified software product at the end of the Biden administration.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The zoo is seeking unspecified damages in Denver District Court.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Police officers were involved in a standoff with a suspect wanted on allegations of an unspecified felony after the driver crashed on a freeway offramp in East Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The agency initially signed a $2 million contract with Paragon Solutions for an unspecified software product at the end of the Biden administration.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 7 Apr. 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 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
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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
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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
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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
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After arriving in the Bay Area and debuting post-All-Star break, Porzingis missed the next six games with an unidentified illness.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Detectives booked Avon Owens, 18, and another unidentified 18-year-old for murder and the use of a firearm during the commission of a murder on April 10, 2026.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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