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
Cybercriminals share a sense of trust in their anonymity, and that marks the beginning of their downfall; trust can be weaponized.
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Can Yildizli, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The meeting, confirmed by a person familiar with the schedule who was granted anonymity, comes as the bill faces resistance in the Senate despite passing the House by a single vote.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The sources requested anonymity to discuss the active investigation.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Many of those sources were granted anonymity to speak freely without fear of reprisal.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Can Yildizli, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The meeting, confirmed by a person familiar with the schedule who was granted anonymity, comes as the bill faces resistance in the Senate despite passing the House by a single vote.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The sources requested anonymity to discuss the active investigation.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Many of those sources were granted anonymity to speak freely without fear of reprisal.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
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Functionally identical, either one of the rovers could have made the voyage to Mars, but one of them was bound to become the famous face of the mission, while the other was destined to be left behind in obscurity.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 May 2025
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After operating in obscurity, casting directors are finally getting recognition in the form of an Oscar.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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The president announced the surprise call after days of silence following a series of drone attacks Ukraine launched against Russian airfields in Serbia on Sunday.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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On Friday, Swift announced her ownership of the master recordings after months of social media silence.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The sterile flies proceeded to, well, screw the continent’s wild populations into oblivion, and in 2006, an invisible barrier was established at the Darién Gap, the jungle that straddles the Panama-Colombia border, to cordon the screwworm-free north off from the south.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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Even one of these incidents could have been enough to break a player and send him off into oblivion.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
22 May 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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