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as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
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Recent Examples of unidentified
Mysterious drones Last fall, the biggest story was lots of unidentified drones flying the skies of New Jersey.
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Harry Enten, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Detectives wrote that the victim was walking in the mall with his girlfriend when someone in the group said unidentified words to the victim, followed by another member of the group punching him.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office told USA TODAY an unidentified 47-year-old man died near Skydive Arizona in Eloy, around 60 miles southeast of Phoenix.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Two deputies, Shields and an unidentified Hinds County deputy, were responding to a domestic call at a residence at the aforementioned address.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Harry Enten, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Detectives wrote that the victim was walking in the mall with his girlfriend when someone in the group said unidentified words to the victim, followed by another member of the group punching him.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office told USA TODAY an unidentified 47-year-old man died near Skydive Arizona in Eloy, around 60 miles southeast of Phoenix.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Two deputies, Shields and an unidentified Hinds County deputy, were responding to a domestic call at a residence at the aforementioned address.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unidentified
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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
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That mission carried venture capitalist Lane Bess (a repeat flyer with Blue Origin), Spanish TV host Jesús Calleja, physicist entrepreneur Elaine Chia Hyde, reproductive endocrinologist Richard Scott, hedge fund partner Tushar Shah and a sixth unnamed crewmember to space and back.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The talks are at an early stage, according to an unnamed source who said natural resources, energy exploration and trade routes are being discussed.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who may have more information about the case is asked to contact the anonymous tips hotline at 816-474-8477.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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Its existence first went public in March 1971, when a group of anonymous activists broke into an FBI office in Pennsylvania and released files to the media.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidentified. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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