1
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
For anonymous, confidential help, people can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that the investigation started after an anonymous tip alleged that 25-year-old Hunter Covelli was selling large quantities of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and LSD in Wheat Ridge.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
To bring the anonymous digital sagas to life, the series also features custom animation by Ryan Hudson, adding a playful visual dimension to each story.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
But recent attacks represent a fringe of the AI opposition movement that’s now moved from anonymous online comments to dangerous, in-person action, prompting debate in Silicon Valley about how to respond.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that the investigation started after an anonymous tip alleged that 25-year-old Hunter Covelli was selling large quantities of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and LSD in Wheat Ridge.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
To bring the anonymous digital sagas to life, the series also features custom animation by Ryan Hudson, adding a playful visual dimension to each story.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
But recent attacks represent a fringe of the AI opposition movement that’s now moved from anonymous online comments to dangerous, in-person action, prompting debate in Silicon Valley about how to respond.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymous
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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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The family of a man who died while in custody at the Wyandotte County Jail in July filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Sheriff Daniel Soptic and five unnamed deputies allegedly involved in the man’s death.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its most melancholy scene of all involves Willy Loman, a traveling salesman who has given his unnamed company the best years of his now weary life, walking into the head office only to be humiliated by the callow young man who now runs his company and could not give a damn about him.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The pair stabbed him in the back with an unidentified sharp object and doused him in pepper spray, before punching and kicking him in the face, police said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The unidentified man opened fire at Teotihuacán, an ancient archaeological site north of Mexico City, and then took his own life, Mexico's Security Cabinet wrote on X — adding that a firearm, a bladed weapon and live cartridges were found at the scene.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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