1
as in one
known but not named
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
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2
as in unidentified
not named or identified by a name
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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Recent Examples of unnamed
Set in a grim, unnamed American city, Havoc follows a bruised detective, played by Hardy, who must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son, all while unraveling the deep layers of corruption.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Kanye West detailed a years-long, incestuous relationship with an unnamed cousin in his latest social media outburst.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
The Leafly article that ignited this controversy cited unnamed sources and made no mention of the legislative history or the CDFA’s own public documents.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In identifying Magdalene as the unnamed woman, Gregory succeeded in helping to marginalize women in the Church for the next fourteen hundred years.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Kanye West detailed a years-long, incestuous relationship with an unnamed cousin in his latest social media outburst.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
The Leafly article that ignited this controversy cited unnamed sources and made no mention of the legislative history or the CDFA’s own public documents.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In identifying Magdalene as the unnamed woman, Gregory succeeded in helping to marginalize women in the Church for the next fourteen hundred years.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnamed
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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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The unidentified teens allegedly punched the man in the face and hit him with a backpack before running away.—
Brie Stimson , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Dugan and another unidentified judge then allegedly approached the arrest team in the public hallway, according to the complaint.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has set up free, anonymous drop-off sites across the country where Americans can leave their unused prescription medications.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This could be anonymous reporting systems for employees and ensuring that bias is mitigated in workplace systems through tools like calibration and scorecards/rubrics for hiring.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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