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as in one
known but not named
I heard the news from a person who will remain anonymous
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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
An anonymous tip was sent to the Scamanda podcast's investigative producer, Moscatiello, in June 2015.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The man, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his usual two $5 Money Money Money scratch-off tickets at Billiards Plus, the lottery said in a Monday, Jan. 27, news release.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
This perspective aligns with moves like Lummis's 2023 amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, targeting anonymous transactions and asset mixers, and shows how the SRA framework could enforce stringent oversight, reducing bitcoin's utility as a censorship-resistant currency.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
In the anonymous world of football message boards, anybody could be lurking.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The man, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his usual two $5 Money Money Money scratch-off tickets at Billiards Plus, the lottery said in a Monday, Jan. 27, news release.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
This perspective aligns with moves like Lummis's 2023 amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, targeting anonymous transactions and asset mixers, and shows how the SRA framework could enforce stringent oversight, reducing bitcoin's utility as a censorship-resistant currency.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
In the anonymous world of football message boards, anybody could be lurking.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymous
Adjective
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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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An unnamed source told The Wall Street Journal that these discussions predated former President Donald Trump's return to office.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Since then, he’s released the 48-page booklet Mutations, a 2023 project featuring photos taken by Ocean that was printed on tissue-weight paper, and, in November of that year, a minute-long preview of an unnamed moody track.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2025
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Inside the back of the vehicle were the bodies of the unidentified man and woman and a small fire pit, police said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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The unidentified man was working with Carlton’s Tree Service, which had been contracted to deal with trees in the South Florida town of Ocean Ridge, local NBC affiliate WPTV reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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