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 expansion fee is a record $250 million, according to two sources who requested anonymity because the discussions were private.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025
Enterprising sellers were buying Nintendo products in bulk in Southeast Asia and exporting them to the US, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss confidential information.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Each team will pay $250 million in franchise fees to join the league, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss nonpublic details.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 June 2025
An executive at a major U.S. sportsbook operator, speaking on the condition of anonymity earlier this year, said tribal groups might be the strongest potential deterrent to Kalshi’s growth because of their ability to act in unison to defend their legal gaming rights.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025
Enterprising sellers were buying Nintendo products in bulk in Southeast Asia and exporting them to the US, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss confidential information.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Each team will pay $250 million in franchise fees to join the league, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss nonpublic details.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 June 2025
An executive at a major U.S. sportsbook operator, speaking on the condition of anonymity earlier this year, said tribal groups might be the strongest potential deterrent to Kalshi’s growth because of their ability to act in unison to defend their legal gaming rights.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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Without these, even the most advanced models may languish in obscurity.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Hometown beauty queen Barbara Parker is plucked from obscurity and rebranded as Sophie Straw, the star of the BBC’s latest hit comedy.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Yet this silence only ensures that the aid continues to empower the very actors responsible for mass suffering.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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What looks like profundity might be vacancy, dressed in good tailoring and received in silence.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The Movie features Brad Pitt as a fallen Formula One star who upshifts back from career oblivion and personal wreckage to the pinnacle of racing.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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However, the most promising of these, a mission named OSIRIS-Apex that breathes new life into an old spacecraft that otherwise would drift into oblivion, is slated for cancellation by the Trump White House's budget for fiscal year 2026.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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