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 person spoke on the condition of anonymity to comment on nonpublic details.
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Russell Leung, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
According to the Associated Press, citing three FDA staffers on the condition of anonymity, probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters.
—Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Russell Leung, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
According to the Associated Press, citing three FDA staffers on the condition of anonymity, probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters.
—Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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But every once in a while, something happens in the world that drives the lingo out of obscurity and into popular discussions.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instead of fading into obscurity, Monero demonstrated remarkable resilience.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Claressa Shields, the undefeated world champion boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist, has broken her silence following a suspension for testing positive for marijuana.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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For decades after World War II, a long silence engulfed Poland’s Jewish history and the atrocities committed there.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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And, whereas during the first Trump term there was enough chaos and resistance inside the government that some of Trump’s more damaging impulses—to withdraw from NATO, for example—could be slow-walked into oblivion, this time around was different.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Once again, her stern words earned tepid applause from a crowd that honestly just wanted to go two hours without thinking about humanity's downward trajectory into civil, moral, and environmental oblivion.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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