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Recent Examples of unannounced Around noon on March 12, the Queen, 77, quietly arrived unannounced at the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire, England to see the second day of the equestrian festival. Simon Perry, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025 The charge stems from an unannounced visit at Tilley’s residence made by state probation officers on March 9, 2023. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025 In addition to the Tiana series, the studio is also scrapping an unannounced feature-length project that was set to go straight to Disney+. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025 The Duchess of Sussex surprised fans at a screening of the series by turning up unannounced and shared content from the event on her Instagram account. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unannounced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unannounced
Adjective
  • Singh subsequently sold them to a mystery buyer in Europe for an undisclosed sum.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Newcomer Isabel May will play Sidney’s daughter, with Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, and Anna Camp also on board in new, undisclosed roles.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • While nothing horrible or scandalous went down, each of the various storylines ended with something startling or unexpected.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Grease tends to drip or fly around in unexpected ways, especially if your oven has a convection or air fryer fan.
    Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The schism over the Soviet occupation of Iran goes unmentioned, and readers learn nothing of Washington’s decision in early 1946 to abandon atomic cooperation with Moscow.
    Fredrik Logevall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Left unmentioned in the complaint is that Pepperdine has also served as the official school host for the NCAA men’s basketball West Regional held at Crypto.com Arena, most recently in March 2024, during which time the school’s logo was displayed throughout the venue.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
  • After an early-morning departure from the International Space Station – their unanticipated home for the past 286 days – Wilmore and Williams splashed down around 6 p.m. ET in a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The process includes making selective adjustments to the algorithm's framework without necessarily promoting bias, which often results in unanticipated protection of certain population groups.
    Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • All and all, the closer-than-advertised focus is a net positive and translates into some additional, unadvertised versatility in use.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Don't miss the unadvertised Danish twist at Butchertown Grocery Bakery The cinnamon streusel Danish — made with a cinnamon-sugar smear, maple glaze, and brown sugar crumbs — is part of the everyday menu, but there’s a specific way Johnson suggests enjoying the pastry.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • And then there are the years that the Oscars abbreviate the season with unforeseen consequences.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Upon landing, the astronauts were transported to a medical facility for standard evaluations, underscoring the mission's success and SpaceX's pivotal role in ensuring the safe return of astronauts amidst unforeseen complications.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and a federal-district court both ruled that prosecutors had not violated Holberg's rights by failing to disclose Kirkpatrick's status as a confidential informant.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The size of the total reserve is confidential, but estimates are commonly in the hundreds of millions of tons.
    Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Lilian did not mind telling the truth, but truths could be startling and leave people uneasy—spooked, Lilian called that state.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
  • As the cars ripped by on the track, the speed is startling, and almost doesn’t make sense.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Unannounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unannounced. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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