unnamed

adjective

ˌən-ˈnāmd How to pronounce unnamed (audio)
Definition of unnamednext
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 The Information reported Thursday, citing two unnamed sources, that Apple is losing more than $1 billion annually on its streaming platform. — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025 Once released, the unnamed work will be her first official album in 15 years, however, the gap in drops has not hindered the Grammy-winner from performing. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025 That individual, who was being investigated by US law enforcement, had been in contact with an unnamed foreign government, the report said, without identifying the country. — Reuters, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 Before the call, Russia was expected to lay out its conditions for a break in the fighting during the call, which could include all weapons shipments to Ukraine being halted, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg. — Holly Ellyatt,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unnamed
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  1. one
  2. unidentified
  3. anonymous
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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
  • 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
Definition of one
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  • The unidentified woman who claimed Jay-Z raped her at a 2000 party said a recording released by his attorneys twisted her words, according to a report published last week.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • An unidentified source familiar with the tracking program told Reuters that DOGE's cutting funding for the program has resulted in the deletion of $26 million of war crimes evidence protecting Putin.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of unidentified
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  • Speaking to The Texas Tribune, Randy Howry, the anonymous woman's lawyer, said they had been told the money wouldn't be paid until the completion of separate investigations led by Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Texas Rangers, who form part of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In a post shared on an anonymous Reddit forum, the woman writes that her husband lost his wife, Sarah, five years ago.
    — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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