unannounced

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Recent Examples of unannounced The Live Exhibit dates kick off on June 4 at an unannounced New York venue, two days before the producer-songwriter rolls up at the Governors Ball. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026 Her office also confirmed to CNN that her deputies were denied access to the Fed’s headquarters earlier this week, after showing up unannounced in order to view the renovation project. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 During an October 2025 visit to New York City, the Duke of Sussex made an unannounced appearance at a reception hosted by Movember. Megan Hustwaite, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 The ambition, the fearlessness to walk up into my house and dance with my girls unannounced. Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unannounced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unannounced
Adjective
  • Suu Kyi is serving the prison term at an undisclosed location in the capital Naypyitaw.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The family also enjoyed a vacation to an undisclosed, tropical-looking destination last month.
    Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • To use words in ways that are unexpected or surprising, to repurpose some of the legalese that has been weaponized against my characters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Objects that once seemed temporary now reveal unexpected permanence.
    Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Both the fake doctors on social media and the FDA warning went unmentioned in the NYT piece.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That feat went unmentioned, as much of the press conference was devoted to talking about the risky weekend rescue mission.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Three races in, there’ve been unforeseen winners, unpredicted changes to the schedule and the unanticipated reality of regulation changes dawning.
    Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The unanticipated consequences of transformational change are energetically explored in Jude’s films.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Between 70-80% of job opportunities exist as unadvertised positions.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Then, without warning, some of those same fans got emails last week about the previously unadvertised sale.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • On a clear night in the Steel City, chaos took hold as the first round of the NFL Draft revealed wrinkles unforeseen to tens of thousands of rabid fans in Pittsburgh.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Three races in, there’ve been unforeseen winners, unpredicted changes to the schedule and the unanticipated reality of regulation changes dawning.
    Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The New York Times then published confidential internal memos concerning the justices’ 5-4 decision to halt President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan in 2016.
    Michael W. McConnell, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Van Dyke, who is stationed at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina, was charged Thursday with the unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction.
    Gary D. Robertson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Floyd’s sincerity, the startling extremity of his concern for the comfort of others, snaps Clark out of his depressed, and depressing, complacency.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The five-acre private villa estate offers nine startling low-slung beach villas which sit harmoniously in a coconut grove on an undeveloped stretch of volcanic beach on the northern shores.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Unannounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unannounced. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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