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
The proposals have not yet been made public, but NPR obtained draft text of both rules from an anonymous employee at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the public broadcast network first reported on Thursday.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
And instead of doing a whole bunch of dumb anonymous action films, Farrell should really have been cast in more parts like this.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The Tesla support page states that conversations with Grok remain anonymous to Tesla and are not linked to you or your vehicle.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS, Becchina said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
And instead of doing a whole bunch of dumb anonymous action films, Farrell should really have been cast in more parts like this.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The Tesla support page states that conversations with Grok remain anonymous to Tesla and are not linked to you or your vehicle.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS, Becchina said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 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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Planet Nero serves as the backdrop for the action-adventure, which will include original songs from an unnamed K-pop producer.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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The top of the mountain, also as yet unnamed, is the perfect spot from which to observe evolution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The victim, an unidentified 48-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, the fire department said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department assisted in retrieving the remains of an unidentified man from the rocky shoreline below.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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