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
Trump said, crediting unnamed others with the phrase.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Jordan Thompson, a 31-year-old Bridgeport resident, was killed in the shooting at the unnamed establishment in the city, the Hartford Courant reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Early reports by the news service quoted an unnamed LAPD officer as saying the man who was killed was firing an assault rifle into the air.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Upon arrival, paramedics from the fire department performed an assessment and declared an unnamed person deceased.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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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.—
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
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In fact, scientists may have already spotted this cosmic fingerprint in the form of an unidentified X-ray emission in the light spectra from galaxy clusters.—
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That unidentified victim was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.—
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Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.—
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Its users are all anonymous, and no one has to submit documentation to verify their identity, as opposed to traders who access more traditional financial products like Robinhood.—
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnamed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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