as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the namelessness of the builders of the Mayan pyramids is no way diminishes the greatness of their achievement
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Noun
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American craft brewers helped rescue from obscurity the saison, a bubbly, crisp, gently spiced beer.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025 -
Al-Sheikh has risen from obscurity to quasi-royal prominence.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And as previous studies had suggested, the research groups found that inhibitory neurons, or those that silence and modulate neural signals, were conserved across birds and mammals.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Wired News,
11 May 2025
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But even when locked in a tense, deadly standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his courage and silence helps lead to the liberation of France, while leaving behind a new spirit of strength and resistance.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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Plus, the Russian economy indeed switched to 'war mode,' and the arms industry is now massively manufacturing large quantities of drones, missiles, and bombs to bombard Ukraine into oblivion.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The Top 14 singers will perform alongside the trio for one last chance to dazzle the crowd, or risk fading into oblivion.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The employee requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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An Israeli military official, who requested anonymity to discuss operational details, said that some ground troops had begun to advance in Gaza, but declined to say when, where or how far.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Namelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/namelessness. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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