: not having a name or identified by name : not named
a newly discovered and unnamed species
received their information from an unnamed informant
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The university alluded to unnamed threats but has not publicly detailed them.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
In the other case, a deepfake image of an unnamed Indian celebrity remained up on Instagram, even after users reported it for violating Meta’s policies on pornography.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
The Coyotes likely would be sold to billionaire Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, and the deal will guarantee Meruelo an expansion team if a new arena is built in Arizona within five years, the Associated Press reported Saturday, quoting an unnamed source.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The Dune star said she's received phone calls from former costars for sharing her experience, but also noted that the identity of the unnamed actor who berated her is not important.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2024
The unnamed feline rescued from the walls in Preston might not find the same fame as the original Grumpy Cat, but the pet certainly has the look.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
In the very last scene, Jessie leaves behind Lee’s dead body and follows Joel into the Oval Office, where the unnamed president is lying on the floor with rebels’ guns pointed at him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
The New York Times, citing an unnamed official familiar with the investigation, reported Thursday that the physician who made the changes to patient records was Dr. Steve Bynon Jr., a transplant surgeon who had overseen both the kidney and liver transplant programs.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Set in the unnamed Chicago projects that are definitely meant to recall Cabrini-Green, this Good Times focuses on Reggie (JB Smoove) and Beverly (Yvette Nicole Brown) Evans.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
In the other case, a deepfake image of an unnamed Indian celebrity remained up on Instagram, even after users reported it for violating Meta’s policies on pornography.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
The Coyotes likely would be sold to billionaire Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, and the deal will guarantee Meruelo an expansion team if a new arena is built in Arizona within five years, the Associated Press reported Saturday, quoting an unnamed source.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The Dune star said she's received phone calls from former costars for sharing her experience, but also noted that the identity of the unnamed actor who berated her is not important.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2024
The unnamed feline rescued from the walls in Preston might not find the same fame as the original Grumpy Cat, but the pet certainly has the look.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
In the very last scene, Jessie leaves behind Lee’s dead body and follows Joel into the Oval Office, where the unnamed president is lying on the floor with rebels’ guns pointed at him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
The New York Times, citing an unnamed official familiar with the investigation, reported Thursday that the physician who made the changes to patient records was Dr. Steve Bynon Jr., a transplant surgeon who had overseen both the kidney and liver transplant programs.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Set in the unnamed Chicago projects that are definitely meant to recall Cabrini-Green, this Good Times focuses on Reggie (JB Smoove) and Beverly (Yvette Nicole Brown) Evans.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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