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
Fernandez cited unspecified concerns.
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Authorities also served a warrant on an individual wanted for failure to appear in court and an unspecified warrant that was held by another agency, Vafiades said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Early in the investigation, authorities said Holly may have been influenced by an unspecified extremist network.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
As part of the transaction, Lame is becoming a major shareholder in the company, which has set an audacious target of bringing in $4 billion in annual revenue by an unspecified date.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Authorities also served a warrant on an individual wanted for failure to appear in court and an unspecified warrant that was held by another agency, Vafiades said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Early in the investigation, authorities said Holly may have been influenced by an unspecified extremist network.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
As part of the transaction, Lame is becoming a major shareholder in the company, which has set an audacious target of bringing in $4 billion in annual revenue by an unspecified date.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 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 White House initially defended the post, but after the flood of bipartisan outrage, pivoted to blaming it on an unnamed staffer.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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While unnamed in the indictment, such products from the company SaferWatch were piloted during the 2024-25 school year in the city’s public schools.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Navalny returned to Moscow in 2021, facing certain arrest.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our status as creatures of God confers on us certain rights that can’t be handed over as part of the social contract, rights that are at once natural and inalienable.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Also in one of several photos included in the 3 million new files, Mountbatten-Windsor is seen kneeling on all fours over an unidentified woman on the ground.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The latest tranche of documents released by the DoJ showed Andrew kneeling over an unidentified woman — a deeply embarrassing image for Buckingham Palace.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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