: not having a name or identified by name : not named
a newly discovered and unnamed species
received their information from an unnamed informant
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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The op-ed published in The Tufts Daily was signed by four authors, including Öztürk, and endorsed by more than 30 other unnamed students.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025
Sure enough, in the days following Black Tuesday, unnamed sources abounded.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
The fight started after an unnamed West Yarmouth resident complained about a business sign Tolley put out on Route 28, the main road in town, officials have said.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The Broncos were already doing well in that category, as one unnamed donor has committed to fund the construction of a $515 million arena that’s slated to open in two years in downtown Kalamazoo.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025
Sure enough, in the days following Black Tuesday, unnamed sources abounded.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
The fight started after an unnamed West Yarmouth resident complained about a business sign Tolley put out on Route 28, the main road in town, officials have said.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The Broncos were already doing well in that category, as one unnamed donor has committed to fund the construction of a $515 million arena that’s slated to open in two years in downtown Kalamazoo.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unnamed
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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