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
However, a current DOJ official, speaking to WIRED on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution, defended the collection and retention of migrant DNA.
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Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 29 May 2025
If a poor single woman who came to New York to work in an unstable low-wage job became pregnant out of wedlock, shame, stigma, poverty, lack of childcare options, and the anonymity of city living might lead her to leave her infant on a stoop.
—Time, 28 May 2025
Contracts include scientific research, executive training The administration has identified about 30 contracts across nine agencies to be reviewed for cancellation, according to an administration official who was not authorized to speak publicly and provided details on the condition of anonymity.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Some speakers at the rally are wearing masks to protect their anonymity.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 29 May 2025
If a poor single woman who came to New York to work in an unstable low-wage job became pregnant out of wedlock, shame, stigma, poverty, lack of childcare options, and the anonymity of city living might lead her to leave her infant on a stoop.
—Time, 28 May 2025
Contracts include scientific research, executive training The administration has identified about 30 contracts across nine agencies to be reviewed for cancellation, according to an administration official who was not authorized to speak publicly and provided details on the condition of anonymity.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Some speakers at the rally are wearing masks to protect their anonymity.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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His sister’s rationale for sticking with Malassezia was that the name’s obscurity would shield it from scrutiny.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Less visible are the civil rights struggles its Asian American community fought to attain. State of play: Though figures like Wong Kim Ark have received more attention in recent years, there are still a plethora who remain in obscurity.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
22 May 2025
Noun
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And then there’s the quiet stuff—travel, visuals, conversations, even silence.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Lincoln County Schools spokesperson Shanti Clancy said the moment of silence gives board members and attendees the opportunity for a personal prayer or reflection and is respectful of diverse beliefs.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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