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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
Contact Phoenix police at 602-262-6151 or provide an anonymous tip at Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377) or in Spanish at 480-TESTIGO (480-837-8446).
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Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The boys, 14-year-old twins, were found emaciated — with one child weighing 54 pounds and the other just 51 pounds — after multiple anonymous complaints led a child abuse specialist with the Administration for Children’s Services to their mother’s Mosholu Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
This is what made the video’s anonymous online appearance—with the murder shown from the exact angle of that security camera—a sensation.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The boys, 14-year-old twins, were found emaciated — with one child weighing 54 pounds and the other just 51 pounds — after multiple anonymous complaints led a child abuse specialist with the Administration for Children’s Services to their mother’s Mosholu Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
This is what made the video’s anonymous online appearance—with the murder shown from the exact angle of that security camera—a sensation.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 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 victims were the suspect's former partner, two of her relatives and her new partner, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported, citing unnamed police sources.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the end, the home team sent away all the Lakers’ fans to chew on a sixth loss in nine games – and the latest report, fueled of course by unnamed sources, about the messy inner workings of the Buss family that for so long owned and operated the franchise.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The as-yet-unidentified man then slapped the victim across the face, and \removed the dog’s muzzle, ordering the dog to attack the victim, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The unidentified man who punched Frost was arrested.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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