: 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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The threat involved an unnamed school in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Jefferson County prosecutors filed manslaughter charges earlier this month, shortly before Robeson's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Towers and 15 unnamed entities, including the gunmaker.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Although the feelings persist, the grief often remains unnamed.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Etna, a battle-scarred but kindhearted shepherd mix who was plucked from his home on the eve of an unspecified conflict in an unnamed country, has grown weary of war’s brutalities and longs to return to the coastal farm of his puppyhood.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Jefferson County prosecutors filed manslaughter charges earlier this month, shortly before Robeson's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Towers and 15 unnamed entities, including the gunmaker.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Although the feelings persist, the grief often remains unnamed.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Etna, a battle-scarred but kindhearted shepherd mix who was plucked from his home on the eve of an unspecified conflict in an unnamed country, has grown weary of war’s brutalities and longs to return to the coastal farm of his puppyhood.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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