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noun

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Recent Examples of no-name
Noun
The most recent, semi-notable installment came last year with Amityville: Where the Echo Lives, a Lionsgate title with a no-name cast that went straight to Max. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025 The season record still is only 36-45, but the low-spending, no-name Fish have climbed out of the NL East cellar ahead of Washington and are now shouting from third-place Atlanta. Greg Cote june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for no-name
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-name
Adjective
  • Much about the new species’ lifestyle and behavior remains unknown.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Julia Wolf went from a relatively unknown artist to notching a Drake collaboration seemingly overnight.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Its combination of high voltage, stability, and recyclability positions it as a strong contender for grid storage, as well as for flexible and wearable electronics that demand lightweight, non-toxic power sources.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These lightweight, waterproof shoes feature plush cushioning and a 12mm heel-to-toe drop to absorb impact during heel strikes.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Some use protocols that are not designed to protect privacy, obscure ownership or fail to encrypt traffic properly.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The jokes about gallon jars of mayonnaise perhaps obscure the company’s true power.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 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
  • Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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 29 Oct. 2025.

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