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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
Busta Rhymes got into a heated exchange with an unidentified man outside of the Detroit Metro Airport on Tuesday night (Oct. 22).
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
The unidentified woman inside the home spotted the Uber Eat's driver and went to confront her, documents said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
In 2022, detectives received a bone sample of the unidentified person, which was sent to the state’s Department of Public Safety for scientific testing.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The video shows a stack of sealed mail ballot envelopes on a table as an unidentified man proceeds to open them and tear up ballots with votes for former President Donald Trump and return ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
The unidentified woman inside the home spotted the Uber Eat's driver and went to confront her, documents said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
In 2022, detectives received a bone sample of the unidentified person, which was sent to the state’s Department of Public Safety for scientific testing.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The video shows a stack of sealed mail ballot envelopes on a table as an unidentified man proceeds to open them and tear up ballots with votes for former President Donald Trump and return ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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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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Sometime in the 1980s, unnamed parties donated the Lafayette Meteorite (named after its location) to Chicago’s Field Museum.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The cuts target sales and marketing roles in some divisions including consumer PC and gaming PC, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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The anonymous tip came via P3 Tips, a mobile app that can be downloaded on cellphones or accessed via the web to submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers programs and law enforcement agencies.Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In a shocking but logical end to their brotherhood, Oz strangles Victor Aguilar to death, throws his ID in the river, and leaves his anonymous body to be found by the next passing stranger.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidentified. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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