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.
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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
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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
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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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West was court-ordered to pay more than $76,000 of the unnamed employee's legal fees in September; the case remains on hold.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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The filing was reported by Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Often, this is a useful guideline, and limits, in general, are very much the friend of the fiction writer, but there are certain stories that benefit from a sense of instability.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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For certain great artists, Meis believes, the creative act is a safe harbor where life’s pressures, exigencies, and calamities aren’t so much denied or resolved as reimagined as pictorial dramas.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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 7 Apr. 2026.
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