: not having a name or identified by name : not named
a newly discovered and unnamed species
received their information from an unnamed informant
Examples of unnamed in a Sentence
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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That unnamed co-conspirator is widely believed to be longtime Oakland political operative Mario Juarez, who twice ran for City Council himself but was never elected.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
But as public criticism mounted, the president’s team shifted the blame to an unnamed aide.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Still putting the blame for the posting on an unnamed lower-level staffer, POTUS was talking to reporters on Air Force One traveling Friday from DC to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Nearly 18% of revenue in the 2025 fiscal year came from an unnamed cloud provider, and about 11% came from AT&T, according to the company's annual report.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
But as public criticism mounted, the president’s team shifted the blame to an unnamed aide.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Still putting the blame for the posting on an unnamed lower-level staffer, POTUS was talking to reporters on Air Force One traveling Friday from DC to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Nearly 18% of revenue in the 2025 fiscal year came from an unnamed cloud provider, and about 11% came from AT&T, according to the company's annual report.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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