as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
after years of languishing in nowheresville, she started to make it really big in the art world
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Recent Examples of nowheresville
The novelty, for her, of being in a relationship nowheresville befitted the album’s titular concept.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Free trade was the meal ticket that brought economists out of nowheresville to their warm place of being consulted, respected, ensconced in gothic offices of universities, and drawing salaries like middling professionals.
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Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
And when Vladimir Putin was stuck in this nowheresville assignment in Dresden, there were several things that were happening.
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CBS News,
7 Dec. 2022
His Martin is a nowhere man of great distinction, stuck in a nowheresville of a movie.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Mar. 2021
My parents were born in South Korea, but I was born in Los Angeles, raised in a nowheresville suburb on frozen TV dinners and laugh-track sitcoms.
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Longreads,
1 Aug. 2017
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Free trade was the meal ticket that brought economists out of nowheresville to their warm place of being consulted, respected, ensconced in gothic offices of universities, and drawing salaries like middling professionals.
—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
And when Vladimir Putin was stuck in this nowheresville assignment in Dresden, there were several things that were happening.
—
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2022
His Martin is a nowhere man of great distinction, stuck in a nowheresville of a movie.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Mar. 2021
My parents were born in South Korea, but I was born in Los Angeles, raised in a nowheresville suburb on frozen TV dinners and laugh-track sitcoms.
—
Longreads,
1 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowheresville
Noun
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Rollerena seems to have understood this almost intuitively, resisting the slide into obscurity.
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As discussions of warfare today emphasize unmanned systems technology, drones are driving battles into a new frontier – or rather, a frontier perceived as new due to its relative obscurity in the public eye.
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Within a few decades, the towns and their landmarks slid into oblivion, sometimes abandoned or, at best, struggling along.
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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.
Noun
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Michaels adamantly submits that the answer is not submission in silence but a strong determination to fight for a party that once stood for America’s vision of liberty and justice for all, regardless of race or religion.
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Although additional human research is needed, these findings suggest silence may actively support long-term brain health.
Noun
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Aaron Nkrumah, wing, 6-5, Tennessee State My favorite total out-of-nowhere guy, Nkrumah is one of only four American college players to make my top 75 despite not playing in a Power 5 conference, and unlike the others, his alma mater isn’t even a mid-major.
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Little Rock advances with an out-of-nowhere comeback that leads to an 85-83 double-overtime victory over Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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“Nowheresville.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowheresville. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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