as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the facelessness of those early participants in the American civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of facelessness
Many imaginative fans saw Slender Man’s facelessness as a blank canvas in which to reimagine him in any number of ways, Chess added.
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Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facelessness
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Garth Jennings has made a movie charting Pulp’s rise from obscurity to cultural touchstone, set to premiere exclusively on Mubi this fall.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Goldman was deported to Russia in the Palmer Raids of 1919—an undocumented immigrant, shipped to obscurity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
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To the neighbors bordering the Butler Memorial Airport, the fall and crash of the tiny aircraft and the death of 12 people on Sunday all seemed to have happened in silence.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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The mayor’s credit card use was not wrapped in a veil of silence.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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Within a few decades, the towns and their landmarks slid into oblivion, sometimes abandoned or, at best, struggling along.—
Rebecca Treon,
Parents,
18 June 2026
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In the last episode, there’s a phone call with Frederick’s mother, who’s either in total denial or oblivion toward the situation.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The workers provided documentation and spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation and to protect the ongoing investigation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
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“Facelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facelessness. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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