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
Among the groups investigators are scrutinizing is New York Guardianship Services, which was featured in ProPublica’s work, said one of the people familiar with the state probe, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive law enforcement action.
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
There was no inside information and their opinions hardly added enough to the story to warrant anonymity.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The research does not include the names or counties of the jails that were included in the study, as they were guaranteed anonymity to participate.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
But with the election over and President-elect Donald Trump set to take office, some aides thought there might be a slim chance to persuade Biden to relent in his last days in office, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations.
—Ellen Nakashima, arkansasonline.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
There was no inside information and their opinions hardly added enough to the story to warrant anonymity.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The research does not include the names or counties of the jails that were included in the study, as they were guaranteed anonymity to participate.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
But with the election over and President-elect Donald Trump set to take office, some aides thought there might be a slim chance to persuade Biden to relent in his last days in office, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations.
—Ellen Nakashima, arkansasonline.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
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Garage 66, the team that started this journey as MBM Motorsports and briefly seemed destined for obscurity, is now banking on a 22-year-old with a solid track record and a whole lot of determination.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Her unusual trajectory, and her being based outside the US, may have contributed to her relative obscurity in New York.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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As 11-year-old Mason, Daniels embraces the film’s aesthetic, too, one that holds silences and honors stillness.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Skymaster was largely forgotten, at least in the official and public domain, creating a chasm of silence for the victims’ families.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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In the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinians picked their way through a devastated landscape of rubble and twisted metal that had been bombed into oblivion in the war's most intense fighting.—
Mohammed Salem,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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There's a clarion call across many industries today: Enterprises must transform or risk fading into oblivion.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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