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
Paramount chalked up the streaming subscriber declines to the expiration of a hard-bundle deal in an unspecified international market.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
Scheduling Conflicts For Cody Rhodes While Rhodes was requested to read for an unspecified role, his demanding schedule as a top WWE superstar made taking on the project impossible.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Flaunting The Turing Test Part of the loophole in the Turing Test is that the number of questions and type of questions are unspecified.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
The biggest contract for Alligator Alcatraz is $78.5 million to Critical Response Strategies for staffing, including $260,000 for a warden, $160,000 for a camp manager and $8.7 million for an unspecified number of corrections officers.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
Scheduling Conflicts For Cody Rhodes While Rhodes was requested to read for an unspecified role, his demanding schedule as a top WWE superstar made taking on the project impossible.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Flaunting The Turing Test Part of the loophole in the Turing Test is that the number of questions and type of questions are unspecified.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
The biggest contract for Alligator Alcatraz is $78.5 million to Critical Response Strategies for staffing, including $260,000 for a warden, $160,000 for a camp manager and $8.7 million for an unspecified number of corrections officers.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
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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 unnamed agent was representing the player but had recently failed his agent’s exam, so had lost his licence.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit was filed July 29 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District by his estate against Wayne County, two sheriff's deputies, and six other unnamed people that the lawsuit says are deputies, mental health professionals and medical staff at the jail.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Keep in mind that buckwheat can cause allergic reactions in certain people (especially in Asian countries), particularly if eaten frequently or in large amounts.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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A number of Republicans that represent states with rural communities -- such as Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mike Rounds of South Dakota -- have expressed concerns about cuts to public broadcasting that could affect the ability of certain communities to access emergency alerts.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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The search is ongoing for the unidentified baby’s parents, and police have asked that neighbors review their surveillance footage, according to WOFL.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The installation also functions as a multi-act musical score that will be collaboratively interpreted by the artist and an as-yet unidentified regional composer, according to a museum news release.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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