: not having a name or identified by name : not named
a newly discovered and unnamed species
received their information from an unnamed informant
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Examples of unnamed in a Sentence
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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According to the unnamed sources, completing the project could take more than a year as part of a plan to show lawmakers that the US business is independent of its owner in Beijing.
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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 31 May 2024
The trio in the video are gathered to discuss protocol for a reception to welcome unnamed honored guests.
—Dino Hazell, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
However, just a day after departing U.S. soil, the ship was forced into a dramatic rescue mission after an unnamed passenger fell from one of its decks.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 May 2024
Harder produced a video filmed by an unnamed supporter.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 23 May 2024
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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 31 May 2024
The trio in the video are gathered to discuss protocol for a reception to welcome unnamed honored guests.
—Dino Hazell, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
However, just a day after departing U.S. soil, the ship was forced into a dramatic rescue mission after an unnamed passenger fell from one of its decks.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 May 2024
Harder produced a video filmed by an unnamed supporter.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 23 May 2024
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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