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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
Authorities said the body of an unidentified pedestrian was found two miles away from the burning SUV.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
In the video, the unidentified person in the costume is seen posing on the ground in front of the entrance to the ICE facility, crawling around outside and then dancing in front of the anti-ICE demonstrators who attempted to confront the person.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
An unidentified drone suspected to have come from Belarus entered into Lithuanian airspace on Monday, according a local outlet.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The body of an unidentified person has been found floating near the Isles of Shoals off of the coast of New Hampshire in the Atlantic Ocean, police said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 18 July 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
In the video, the unidentified person in the costume is seen posing on the ground in front of the entrance to the ICE facility, crawling around outside and then dancing in front of the anti-ICE demonstrators who attempted to confront the person.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
An unidentified drone suspected to have come from Belarus entered into Lithuanian airspace on Monday, according a local outlet.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The body of an unidentified person has been found floating near the Isles of Shoals off of the coast of New Hampshire in the Atlantic Ocean, police said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unidentified
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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The lawsuit was filed July 29 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District by his estate against Wayne County, two sheriff's deputies, and six other unnamed people that the lawsuit says are deputies, mental health professionals and medical staff at the jail.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The unnamed agent was representing the player but had recently failed his agent’s exam, so had lost his licence.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tipsters who send information through these three methods remain anonymous.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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One of Real Madrid’s Brazilian stars has decided to leave the club but is currently short on concrete offers to do so according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidentified. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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