1
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
The family has also set up an anonymous tip line at 866-591-6950 along with a website dedicated to finding him at missinginorangecounty.com.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
And that gossipy nature that Berger captured appears to be accurate in tone: Vatican insiders have been leaking anonymous attacks against rivals to the Roman press, while some top contenders have suddenly been linked to abuse cases.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 May 2025
The news outlet cites anonymous sources, and notes that the cast was given the option to not perform the night Trump will be in the audience.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 May 2025
The anonymous women filed a single lawsuit, in Los Angeles County, alleging that they were raped at his various homes in California and Las Vegas, according to the complaint.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 May 2025
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City News Service, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
And that gossipy nature that Berger captured appears to be accurate in tone: Vatican insiders have been leaking anonymous attacks against rivals to the Roman press, while some top contenders have suddenly been linked to abuse cases.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 May 2025
The news outlet cites anonymous sources, and notes that the cast was given the option to not perform the night Trump will be in the audience.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 May 2025
The anonymous women filed a single lawsuit, in Los Angeles County, alleging that they were raped at his various homes in California and Las Vegas, according to the complaint.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 May 2025
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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 episode cited unnamed sources close to the investigation and included unreleased surveillance camera footage from a neighboring home, as well as a variety of data purported to be directly from Kohberger’s cellphone, such as Google searches, photos and call logs.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2025
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The protest and the reveal of Walmart’s AI plans followed another disruption earlier that day at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in Seattle when an unnamed Palestinian tech worker disrupted a speech by Jay Parikh, Microsoft’s head of CoreAI.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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Connor Lotterman, 19, was struck in the head by a bullet recklessly fired by an unidentified 20-year-old suspect on May 9 at approximately 11:11 p.m., Ottowa County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2025
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Upon arrival, officers found an unidentified woman suffering from gunshot wounds.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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