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as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection
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as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
faceless gossipmongers had been spreading rumors about the actor's sexual identity for years
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Recent Examples of faceless
Founders who are willing to step into the spotlight, share their story and explain the science behind their products often create a more compelling narrative than faceless corporations.
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Lara Devgan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
This week's fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling – exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness – from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with insurance companies, often seen as faceless corporate giants.
—Tom Murphy and Devi Shastri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Think emails or texts that sound like they were written just for the individual customer, not for some faceless mass audience.
—Sylvain Duranton, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Since this is The Masked Singer, Lachey is joined by backup dancers dressed as faceless peppermint candies and nightmare-inducing yetis during the performance, which is set against fake falling snow and a beautiful festive backdrop.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lara Devgan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
This week's fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling – exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness – from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with insurance companies, often seen as faceless corporate giants.
—Tom Murphy and Devi Shastri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Think emails or texts that sound like they were written just for the individual customer, not for some faceless mass audience.
—Sylvain Duranton, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Since this is The Masked Singer, Lachey is joined by backup dancers dressed as faceless peppermint candies and nightmare-inducing yetis during the performance, which is set against fake falling snow and a beautiful festive backdrop.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faceless
Adjective
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The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Recently, Jennifer Lopez has been a big fan of natural manicures, which are anything but boring.—
Lea Hüttinger,
Glamour,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The bureau identified three other suspects in the surveillance operation, including two unnamed hardware engineers and a financier, a woman known as Wang.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The deluge, directed at an unnamed Cloudflare customer, came from 13,000 IoT devices infected by a variant of Mirai, a potent piece of malware with a long history of delivering massive DDoSes of once-unimaginable sizes.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His name is more important than the nondescript products themselves.—
Eric Heavner,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
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This is the sort of movie where nondescript suits natter in gloomy rooms, and where a sapling-like beauty can inflict more damage than an M.M.A. fighter.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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This perspective aligns with moves like Lummis's 2023 amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, targeting anonymous transactions and asset mixers, and shows how the SRA framework could enforce stringent oversight, reducing bitcoin's utility as a censorship-resistant currency.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the anonymous world of football message boards, anybody could be lurking.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The company prospered, in part, by accepting commissions for spec office space—for buildings that would house unidentified future occupants, in deals put together by real-estate developers.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The 21-year-old victim got into an argument around 1:37 p.m. with an unidentified individual near General Hart Playground at 69th St. and 37th Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This ensures that the wood is neutral and has little impact on the maturing spirit.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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But the sense of a neutral site faded as the Rams built their 24-3 halftime lead, the largest lead after two quarters in franchise playoff history, per ESPN.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bathrooms feature the cool tones of white, beige, and mocha marble with creamy matte white stand alone tubs ready for staff to fill with bubbles at the guest’s request.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The matching pants come in elegant black, statement-making neon pink, neutral taupe beige, and more colors.—
Nneya Richards,
Parents,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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If your hair is dull and prone to breakage, this serum is packed with gluco-peptides and wheat protein to help restore elasticity and strengthening the cuticle.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Faceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faceless. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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