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
This level of anonymity reduces the chances of scammers exploiting your contact details or impersonating you.
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Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The activewear line will launch later this year instead of in the spring, like the companies had originally announced, because of production delays, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to speak candidly.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The sources, who requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said ICE officials were informed of the new guidance during a call Monday.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 June 2025
The case also prompted the resignation of a top supervisor in the U.S. attorney's office in Nashville, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel matter.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
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Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The activewear line will launch later this year instead of in the spring, like the companies had originally announced, because of production delays, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to speak candidly.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The sources, who requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said ICE officials were informed of the new guidance during a call Monday.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 June 2025
The case also prompted the resignation of a top supervisor in the U.S. attorney's office in Nashville, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel matter.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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For too long, your culture has been shrouded in obscurity, and even shame.—
Kira Garcia,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Festival How did a 1970s British soccer star disappear without a trace at the peak of his career and, years later, end up managing a down-at-the-heels West Hollywood motel in obscurity?—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The veteran guard has now broken his silence on the deal with a simple emoji message.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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The researchers of the 2022 study also found that people on the receiving end of indirect attacks also end up responding with silence, politeness or attempts to smooth things over.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Doing so will require the triggering of another release clause, though this one is a lot more expensive at €58 million and won’t be as straightforward to raise for a club still recovering from a financial crisis that pushed it to the brink of oblivion earlier this decade.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Attacking the concepts with an edge of Black Mirror, youthful characters forgo the stress of a body altogether and upload themselves to a neural computer network, seek oblivion from sentient boulders.—
Michelle Tea
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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