1
as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
the victim of the crime will remain nameless to protect his privacy those nameless editors who write the synopses for TV shows in the newspaper
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as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
was seized with a nameless, vague fear that made her seek the companionship of another person
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as in unknown
not widely known
a nameless poet who has just been rediscovered by devotees of love poems
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Recent Examples of nameless
Unfortunately, Mina plays her hand too strong in the end, leaving the nameless messenger open to calmly and clearly give her a better idea of just how powerful and connected his boss is.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
The victim is not some nameless, faceless corporate automaton.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Their inscriptions have faded and succumbed to ivy, leaving thousands of nameless stones in the thicket.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
And don't let nameless sources, even senators and House members, who want to scare you, and the media, who want to perpetuate the line.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
The victim is not some nameless, faceless corporate automaton.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Their inscriptions have faded and succumbed to ivy, leaving thousands of nameless stones in the thicket.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
And don't let nameless sources, even senators and House members, who want to scare you, and the media, who want to perpetuate the line.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameless
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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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That’s not too surprising, as collections packed with greatest hits tend to have incredible staying power, especially in the streaming age.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Throwing data into a box and shaking it has yielded incredible results in processing human language, but that won’t be enough to treat disease.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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Parents cannot read their kids' messages, but will receive alerts if the text messages contain images with explicit content, harmful words from unknown contacts, or links from unknown contacts.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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The young man was decapitated after death for unknown reasons, although this was a ritualistic practice for some people during the Roman period.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 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 driver, an unidentified woman, was taken into custody after 12:30 p.m. while TV news helicopters broadcast the standoff live overhead.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Rose Ayling-Ellis, an English television presenter and writer of children’s books whose previous acting credits include EastEnders and Casualty, plays that lone survivor of an unspeakable incident, named Aliss.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
23 Apr. 2025
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Published in 1946 and translated into 50 languages with more than 16 million copies sold, Frankl’s account follows his time in the Nazi concentration camps and his exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of unspeakable adversity.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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These renderings obscure just how much conventional warfare took place in Vietnam.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Parsing a FromSoftware game's obscure plot is as tricky as taking down its brutal enemies.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 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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Home for the Holidays (1995) Holly Hunter’s ineffable charm makes this Thanksgiving-centric movie a perfect rewatch for any time of year, not just on the third Thursday in November.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
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And in later scenes, as Jesse finally confronts Spencer's death, her ineffable pain is etched across Menzel's achingly expressive face.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Nameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameless. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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