as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
oddly enough we like the anonymity of being a part of an enormous crowd
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Recent Examples of anonymity
The talks, which took place last month, focused mainly on the release of American hostages, and a potential end of the war without Hamas in power in Gaza, according to a Hamas official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
There are currently fewer than 24 migrants being detained at facility, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
One employee requesting anonymity related that when the WARN notices were sent to U.S. staff, there wasn’t a town hall or other communication from management, and many initially believed the email to be a scam.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced.
—Steve Megargee, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
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Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
There are currently fewer than 24 migrants being detained at facility, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
One employee requesting anonymity related that when the WARN notices were sent to U.S. staff, there wasn’t a town hall or other communication from management, and many initially believed the email to be a scam.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced.
—Steve Megargee, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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Instead, the accomplishment faded into obscurity, unrecorded in our collective national memory.—
Cassidy Randall,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Monica Barbaro The year’s other big discovery, who catapulted from obscurity to arguably the people’s favorite in Supporting Actress.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2025
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Beth Holloway broke her silence on the case in a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The name itself embodies Marques’ mission — breaking the silence around Black entrepreneurship by bringing these innovators directly to Silicon Valley.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Her main goal: to rescue from oblivion all those women artists whose genius was erased by the relentless hand of patriarchy.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2025
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Not every photo can be controlled — as Pennsylvania proves — but after several years of his image being meme-d to oblivion, the president is taking optics more seriously.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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