: 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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used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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In the film, an unnamed bearded fellow at a bar, clearly meant to be Dave Van Ronk, tells him that Guthrie is at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, New Jersey.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Over the weekend, fellow rap icon Jay-Z was ensnared in the case when one of the complaints against Combs was amended to reveal the Roc Nation founder as a previously unnamed celebrity accused of assaulting a victim alongside Diddy.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The unnamed bank executive told CNN that his firm has a war room that examines online threats – some of which are death threats that name executives and family members.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Doe alleges that she was then raped by Combs and Carter while an unnamed female celebrity watched.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Over the weekend, fellow rap icon Jay-Z was ensnared in the case when one of the complaints against Combs was amended to reveal the Roc Nation founder as a previously unnamed celebrity accused of assaulting a victim alongside Diddy.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The unnamed bank executive told CNN that his firm has a war room that examines online threats – some of which are death threats that name executives and family members.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Doe alleges that she was then raped by Combs and Carter while an unnamed female celebrity watched.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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