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noun

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Recent Examples of no-name
Noun
Philosophy majors from no-name schools do not have the same economic trajectory as computer science grads from Stanford. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 Those no-name machines in hotels or corner stores often come with inflated fees and terrible exchange rates. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025 The no-name Marlins did, too, coming back to win the game in the ninth inning, 5-4. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025 The notices of firings and leaves come on top of hundreds of USAID contractors receiving no-name form letters of termination over the weekend, according to copies that the AP viewed. Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no-name
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-name
Adjective
  • At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Standouts include the brand’s Pro-Collagen Marine Oil, a lightweight antiaging facial serum that plumps skin and reduces fine lines, plus the Cleansing Balm, a Glamour-editor favorite that gently removes makeup, dirt, and oil.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Replacing gel with teased roots, her lightweight, yet voluminous style conjured up Houston’s texture, like at her Madison Square Garden performance circa 1988.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This obscure rule bars federal funding for mental institutions with more than 16 beds, which critics say is a major barrier to expanding capacity.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But what these murky recommendations largely obscure is the data, which overwhelmingly supports the use of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, as evidenced by a massive analysis set to be presented this weekend at an American Academy of Pediatrics conference.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 100 Years of Summer bourbon winks at the past by packaging the hooch in the same half-pint bottle ol’ Annie used to hide.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Fat half-pints sagging comfortably in his back pocket.
    F. Scott Fitzgerald, New Yorker, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • No, that’s what would happen to a noncelebrity such as yourself.
    Dave Barry, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2022
  • While Kardashian certainly wasn't the first celebrity (or even noncelebrity) to wear a vintage or archival garment, this particular line of criticism quickly became the focus of the ire directed at Kardashian.
    Racquel Gates, CNN, 10 May 2022
Noun
  • And Markey has defeated whippersnapper-type political foes before.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The reasons for the show’s appeal are manifold, starting with the odd-trio chemistry of the three leads (Short, plus his longtime co-conspirator Steve Martin and relative whippersnapper Selena Gomez).
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • None of these nobodies is performing like Grimes just yet, and until someone does Grier better get active trying to find a handful of veteran cornerbacks whom this team can call on, and sign to patch up the weakest unit on the team.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Taking on classic buddy-comedy attributes, Sam is the together one with a programmatic path toward life as a wealthy but hollow finance twerp, while Ari is the brash, cracked, less-medicated-than-he-should-be bull in a china shop.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Most of the movie is a vaguely comical swipe at Napoleon in domestic life—an awkward lover, a jealous husband, an inveterate complainer, and in sum an annoying twerp.
    Kyle Smith, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023

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“No-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-name. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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