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
Some people at the White House believed it had been sent prematurely, according to the three people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about internal discussions.
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Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Prior to Miller’s deal, however, Blitzer first offered to sell the teams to Smith, giving SEG the opportunity to expand its Utah sports empire, said the person, who was granted anonymity because the details are private.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Each was granted anonymity to speak freely about the two rosters.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
But crucially, this sense of anonymity and inscrutability is punctured by the cast.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
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Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Prior to Miller’s deal, however, Blitzer first offered to sell the teams to Smith, giving SEG the opportunity to expand its Utah sports empire, said the person, who was granted anonymity because the details are private.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Each was granted anonymity to speak freely about the two rosters.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
But crucially, this sense of anonymity and inscrutability is punctured by the cast.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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Where cost per ton, energy inputs, and integration pathways will decide who wins contracts from Microsoft and Stripe — and who fades into obscurity.—
Phil De Luna,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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While many frontier towns have faded into obscurity, Pray still has its own zip code—59865—thanks to this working government service.—
Colin Burke,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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After the closing notes, silence reigned as Jamal slowly got up from his stool.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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For Jones, whose directorial debut could have died in that moment, the silence was unthinkable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Then a call from Reagan — yes, Reagan — threatening to sue all of them into oblivion sends Joe racing to Mooney’s.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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One thing President Trump can’t tariff into oblivion is your favorite Spanish-language content produced in Mexico and imported for U.S. audiences.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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