unspecified
adjective
un·spec·i·fied
ˌən-ˈspe-sə-ˌfīd 
: not named or stated explicitly : not specified
an unspecified location
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Examples of unspecified in a Sentence
some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found
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The documentary will feature the pontiff in conversations with unspecified prominent international artists.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Harvard also agreed to an unspecified monetary payment, but the university did not admit to any wrongdoing.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
In the final hours of his tenure, outgoing President Joe Biden issued a series of pardons, including some preemptive clemency for unspecified crimes.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Still, the most difficult aspect of the crisis is not the need to prepare for an unspecified economic threat from a close ally, but the need to cope with a sudden sense of almost Kafkaesque absurdity.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Harvard also agreed to an unspecified monetary payment, but the university did not admit to any wrongdoing.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
In the final hours of his tenure, outgoing President Joe Biden issued a series of pardons, including some preemptive clemency for unspecified crimes.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Still, the most difficult aspect of the crisis is not the need to prepare for an unspecified economic threat from a close ally, but the need to cope with a sudden sense of almost Kafkaesque absurdity.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspecified. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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