as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
oddly enough we like the anonymity of being a part of an enormous crowd
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Recent Examples of anonymity
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak on the record about the issue.
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Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
An American official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, cautioned that there had been instances in the past when the militias had ceased their attacks because of U.S. pressure, and was sceptical any disarmament would be long-term.
—Ahmed Rasheed, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Final decisions about reorganization and reductions in force could come as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the situation who requested anonymity to discuss private discussions.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Amazon offer was made in a letter to Vice President J.D. Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
—Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
An American official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, cautioned that there had been instances in the past when the militias had ceased their attacks because of U.S. pressure, and was sceptical any disarmament would be long-term.
—Ahmed Rasheed, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Final decisions about reorganization and reductions in force could come as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the situation who requested anonymity to discuss private discussions.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Amazon offer was made in a letter to Vice President J.D. Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
—Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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Instead, the accomplishment faded into obscurity, unrecorded in our collective national memory.—
Cassidy Randall,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Now we’re stuck with Healey, who is taking Warren’s route into obscurity, while we’re stuck with a $62 billion fiscal year 2026 budget proposal that needs a backup plan if federal dollars dry up.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So witnessing my own professional society choose silence in this moment hit differently.—
Angel Algarin,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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No person or public official should be targeted because of their faith, and no community should wonder whether such acts will be met with silence.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The national championship follows those back-to-back titles but — unlike those — was dragged out of oblivion.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Such a narrow escape from oblivion would have shocked his fellow-Romans.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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