as in one
known but not named
some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found
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Recent Examples of unspecified
In light of conflicts between appointees, Trump family members, the president and other Trump allies with unspecified roles, some waited to receive formal orders from authorized supervisors.
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Jaime L Kucinskas, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
The commitment follows fellow financial giant JPMorgan Chase’s $2 million pledge on Jan. 10 to unspecified philanthropic organizations helping out with wildfire recovery in Southern California.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
The satellite launched on a Long March 3B into a geostationary transfer orbit, suggesting the unspecified target spacecraft for the refueling demo test might be in geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Although Gao has reportedly held on to his job, according to the sources, he has been banned from making public statements for an unspecified period of time.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jaime L Kucinskas, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
The commitment follows fellow financial giant JPMorgan Chase’s $2 million pledge on Jan. 10 to unspecified philanthropic organizations helping out with wildfire recovery in Southern California.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
The satellite launched on a Long March 3B into a geostationary transfer orbit, suggesting the unspecified target spacecraft for the refueling demo test might be in geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Although Gao has reportedly held on to his job, according to the sources, he has been banned from making public statements for an unspecified period of time.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecified
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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
Adjective
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The deluge, directed at an unnamed Cloudflare customer, came from 13,000 IoT devices infected by a variant of Mirai, a potent piece of malware with a long history of delivering massive DDoSes of once-unimaginable sizes.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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The bureau identified three other suspects in the surveillance operation, including two unnamed hardware engineers and a financier, a woman known as Wang.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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When in reality… there’s certain things that need to be told to the head coach that are occurring.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The sweeping announcement triggered widespread confusion and panic among government bureaucrats and everyday Americans scrambling to figure out the implications before a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday when federal agencies would freeze certain funds.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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The company prospered, in part, by accepting commissions for spec office space—for buildings that would house unidentified future occupants, in deals put together by real-estate developers.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The 21-year-old victim got into an argument around 1:37 p.m. with an unidentified individual near General Hart Playground at 69th St. and 37th Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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