as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the facelessness of those early participants in the American civil rights movement
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Noun
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Instead, the accomplishment faded into obscurity, unrecorded in our collective national memory.—
Cassidy Randall,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Now we’re stuck with Healey, who is taking Warren’s route into obscurity, while we’re stuck with a $62 billion fiscal year 2026 budget proposal that needs a backup plan if federal dollars dry up.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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This silence, in turn, helps contribute to a lack of significant action — both individually and socially, the researchers argue.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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No person or public official should be targeted because of their faith, and no community should wonder whether such acts will be met with silence.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The national championship follows those back-to-back titles but — unlike those — was dragged out of oblivion.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Such a narrow escape from oblivion would have shocked his fellow-Romans.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Now, the Trump administration intends to apply the penalties retroactively for up to five years—a move that could lead to fines exceeding $1 million, according to Reuters, which spoke to a senior official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential plans.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Those staff members have been furloughed until later in the year, the state of their future contracts unclear, according to a NOAA staffer speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Facelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facelessness. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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