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as in one
known but not named
I heard the news from a person who will remain anonymous
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as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
a beautiful manuscript illuminated by an anonymous medieval monk
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Recent Examples of anonymous
On the sports betting side, an anonymous bettor in Kentucky placed a $3.1 million bet on the Eagles, a massive favorite, to beat the Panthers.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Shortly after, however, unverified rumors began circulating on social media, including an anonymous tipster suggesting infidelity involving an TikTok influencer.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 7 Dec. 2024
Hegseth, like Gaetz, is dogged by allegations, often anonymous, of personal misconduct.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
For one, while the sources of anonymous allegations are not named publicly, their identities are known to the journalists reporting them.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Shortly after, however, unverified rumors began circulating on social media, including an anonymous tipster suggesting infidelity involving an TikTok influencer.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 7 Dec. 2024
Hegseth, like Gaetz, is dogged by allegations, often anonymous, of personal misconduct.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
For one, while the sources of anonymous allegations are not named publicly, their identities are known to the journalists reporting them.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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In the film, an unnamed bearded fellow at a bar, clearly meant to be Dave Van Ronk, tells him that Guthrie is at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, New Jersey.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Over the weekend, fellow rap icon Jay-Z was ensnared in the case when one of the complaints against Combs was amended to reveal the Roc Nation founder as a previously unnamed celebrity accused of assaulting a victim alongside Diddy.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Russian agencies, Tass and RIA, cited an unidentified Kremlin source on Assad and his family being given asylum in Moscow, his longtime ally and protector.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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With a search still underway for the unidentified gunman who fled the scene after firing multiple bullets into Thompson in the early hours of Wednesday, Dec. 4, additional details continue to emerge from investigations into the incident.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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