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 lawsuit claims 10 violations of state and federal law, including retaliation, unlawful arrest, unlawful seizure, malicious prosecution and conspiracy and seeks an unspecified amount of money for damages.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
The budget includes $350 billion in defense spending to be approved separately by Republicans, with additional unspecified funding for military operations in Iran still under discussion.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office also declined to pursue charges based on unspecified evidence submitted for screening by the West Jordan Police Department.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Dream Chaser’s first flight to space is now targeted for an unspecified date later this year, but its path to launch has been very long.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
The budget includes $350 billion in defense spending to be approved separately by Republicans, with additional unspecified funding for military operations in Iran still under discussion.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office also declined to pursue charges based on unspecified evidence submitted for screening by the West Jordan Police Department.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Dream Chaser’s first flight to space is now targeted for an unspecified date later this year, but its path to launch has been very long.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 13 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
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The pair stabbed him in the back with an unidentified sharp object and doused him in pepper spray, before punching and kicking him in the face, police said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The unidentified man opened fire at Teotihuacán, an ancient archaeological site north of Mexico City, and then took his own life, Mexico's Security Cabinet wrote on X — adding that a firearm, a bladed weapon and live cartridges were found at the scene.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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