1
as in one
known but not named
I heard the news from a person who will remain anonymous
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2
as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
a beautiful manuscript illuminated by an anonymous medieval monk
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Recent Examples of anonymous
And here's the real insight: many of these chefs are self-made, rising from anonymous line cooks to international icons.
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Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
To make an anonymous report, please go to anchoragecrimestoppers.com or tips.fbi.gov.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 9 June 2025
But one official at the agency, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of professional repercussions, told me that staff there now spend nearly as much time terminating grants as awarding them.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact detectives at 702-828-3521 or to remain anonymous @CrimeStoppersNV.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
To make an anonymous report, please go to anchoragecrimestoppers.com or tips.fbi.gov.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 9 June 2025
But one official at the agency, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of professional repercussions, told me that staff there now spend nearly as much time terminating grants as awarding them.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact detectives at 702-828-3521 or to remain anonymous @CrimeStoppersNV.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymous
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
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In the filing obtained by PEOPLE, McKinney was said to have received a call from an unnamed modeling agency executive who’d arranged a business meeting between her and Weinstein on the night in question.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
3 June 2025
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An unnamed tenant also recently signed up for 15,500 square feet of space.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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The 57-page lawsuit alleges that Ibrahim was lured to the gym under the pretense of a challenge and then attacked by Watson, a co-owner of the gym and two unidentified men.—
Theo Karantsalis,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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In June, the administration of U.S. President Trump slapped several unidentified officials from Central America with visa restrictions.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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