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parts unknown

ADVERB
somewhere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
around elsewhere here and there someplace
STRONG
somewheres
WEAK
about any old place around somewhere in one place or another kicking around scattered someplace or another someplace or other
Antonyms
WEAK
nowhere

Example Sentences

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They were in time to see the shift change, passing several rumbling buses that were either picking up or letting off fresh workers from parts unknown.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

In “The Goonies,” the pirate ship Inferno breaks free from its hideaway and sails off with no crew to parts unknown.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2022

Now, they were being shipped to parts unknown.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2022

"The victim was able to drive away to a safe location and the individuals fled to parts unknown," police added.

From Fox News • Feb. 16, 2022

The world wasn’t ready for my parents’ relationship, 1 guess, so they ran off to parts unknown.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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