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
Trusts are a way for lottery winners to add a layer of anonymity following the windfall, according to Accounting Insights.
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James Powel, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
That means better recommendations, but less privacy for users who prefer anonymity.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Similar strategies have guided landmark civil-rights and social-policy cases for decades, but the anonymity of the plaintiffs stands out.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Both requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the talks.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
That means better recommendations, but less privacy for users who prefer anonymity.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Similar strategies have guided landmark civil-rights and social-policy cases for decades, but the anonymity of the plaintiffs stands out.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Both requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the talks.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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Mendoza rose out of recruiting obscurity.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Their relative obscurity may have also been an advantage.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But no matter the intent — the intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued, or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But no matter the intent, intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In other words, Steve is a lot to play, and the Oscar-winner throws himself into every forlorn expression, every kindly mentoring session, every manic bit of rushing to and fro as chaos reigns around him, every stumbling step toward self-medicating into oblivion.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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But regardless of how things play out, the media business appears to be entering an era in which network affiliates are not sitting back and waiting for the sector to disappear into oblivion.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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