1
as in one
known but not named
I heard the news from a person who will remain anonymous
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2
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
News agency Reuters, citing anonymous sources, reported earlier this week that the lender had failed in its latest attempt to offload a stake in its Russian business.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The teachers requested to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation from the district.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Each episode saw an actor pose as a teenager, uncovering a child predator in an anonymous online setting before reeling them in for an in-person meeting.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The faces on the photos are anonymous, one beside another, no names, no dates of birth or death.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The teachers requested to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation from the district.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Each episode saw an actor pose as a teenager, uncovering a child predator in an anonymous online setting before reeling them in for an in-person meeting.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The faces on the photos are anonymous, one beside another, no names, no dates of birth or death.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymous
Adjective
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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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In writer-director Christian Ditter’s glossy take on the fantastical story about the preciousness of time, an enigmatic red-haired girl named Momo (Alexa Goodall) lives inside the amphitheater of an unnamed European city (perhaps closest in look to Rome).—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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The unnamed first-person protagonist, portrayed expressively by Golden Voice Narrator JD Jackson, wins a National Book Award.—
AudioFile Magazine
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Norway, Denmark and Germany have also reported incidents involving unidentified drones in their airspace in last week, causing disruption to airports and air traffic.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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An unidentified person on the sideline picked the ball up and tossed it back to Biles, who celebrated with a Eurostep toward the stands and tossed the ball to his family.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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