1
as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection
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as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
faceless gossipmongers had been spreading rumors about the actor's sexual identity for years
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Recent Examples of faceless
And in an infamous example, on February 18, the White House account posted a 41-second video of faceless men being shackled and marched onto planes.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
Anger surges next, focused on faceless executives, a faltering economy, or even yourself.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Within seconds, the door was opened by a faceless robot dressed in a beige bodysuit that clung tight to its trim waist and long legs.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
In the footage, the faceless android is seen suspended from the ceiling, its limbs twitching and moving in an unsettlingly human-like manner.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
Anger surges next, focused on faceless executives, a faltering economy, or even yourself.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Within seconds, the door was opened by a faceless robot dressed in a beige bodysuit that clung tight to its trim waist and long legs.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
In the footage, the faceless android is seen suspended from the ceiling, its limbs twitching and moving in an unsettlingly human-like manner.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faceless
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No more boring, irrelevant training modules—this is learning at the speed of work.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The unnamed child is responsible for damaging a 1960 Mark Rothko painting reportedly worth €50 (about $56 million) inside the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In an office-wide email obtained by ProPublica, Martin quoted an unnamed contact who compared the DOJ’s use of the obstruction statute to President Franklin Roosevelt’s decision to imprison more than 100,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2025
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Video posted online by the DEA Sunday morning showed federal officers breaking a large front window of a nondescript building as people fled through the door into the night, only to be stopped by additional armed federal agents.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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Their campaign has been drifting towards a nondescript conclusion for several weeks.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has set up free, anonymous drop-off sites across the country where Americans can leave their unused prescription medications.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This could be anonymous reporting systems for employees and ensuring that bias is mitigated in workplace systems through tools like calibration and scorecards/rubrics for hiring.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The unidentified teens allegedly punched the man in the face and hit him with a backpack before running away.—
Brie Stimson , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The unidentified woman was walking in the area of Stockton Boulevard and Riza Avenue when she was fatally struck, according to Sacramento Police Department officials.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the Royals’ offense continues to be stuck in neutral.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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The sunny yellow is a standout for vacation photos, but there are also neutral colorway options to keep your look classic.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
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The photo shows a rocky beige and brown patch of ground with a dark mostly smooth rock sitting in the middle of the frame.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The overall color palette of the collection ranges from neutrals such as ivory, beige and khaki to navy and black.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Designed for Uncertainty – And the Next Economic Landscape Think defense stocks are dull?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Unlike dry skin, which can be dull and scaly, the leading symptom of eczema is chronic itchiness.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Faceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faceless. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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