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
An extra $102,500 is being offered by a private donor and anonymous tip line 88-CRIME.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Anthropic has not raised or found any violations of its policies in the wake of the Maduro operation, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous in order to discuss sensitive topics.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
This 2000s teen drama delivers relationship drama, backstabbing, layered characters, and an ominous anonymous blogger chronicling all of it.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Anthropic has not raised or found any violations of its policies in the wake of the Maduro operation, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous in order to discuss sensitive topics.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
This 2000s teen drama delivers relationship drama, backstabbing, layered characters, and an ominous anonymous blogger chronicling all of it.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
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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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The unnamed benefactor gave $100,000 to the Pima County Attorney's Office tip line.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The drama is shot with a documentarian’s eye and unfolds in the ruins of an unnamed city, but its setting is far from nebulous — not least because of the presence of a few Palestinian flags.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Surveillance video reviewed by detectives showed Singh being put into a white SUV, apparently against his will, by three unidentified people earlier that day.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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An unidentified man victim was discovered fatally wounded Saturday morning on the West Side in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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