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
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Marina police at 831-384-7575 or the anonymous tip line at 831-884-1286.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Nick Bryant, who previously served as the BBC’s New York correspondent, detailed his encounter with the anonymous British street artist and political activist in a recent post on his Substack.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2026
Horses peek out from their stalls, a would-be Derby winner sharing space with an anonymous claiming horse.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Bidders, of course, will remain anonymous.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 May 2026
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Nick Bryant, who previously served as the BBC’s New York correspondent, detailed his encounter with the anonymous British street artist and political activist in a recent post on his Substack.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2026
Horses peek out from their stalls, a would-be Derby winner sharing space with an anonymous claiming horse.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Bidders, of course, will remain anonymous.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 May 2026
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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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Emotions reveal themselves through actions but Faulkner leaves the emotions unnamed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Both the king and queen made friends with an unnamed lamb.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Both of the artworks in question—known as Anne Boleyn and An unidentified woman—are part of the Royal Collection Trust in England, which owns some 85 drawings by Holbein.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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The two victims were both in the go-kart, an unidentified spokesperson for the police department said in an email to The Denver Post.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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