1
as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
the victim of the crime will remain nameless to protect his privacy those nameless editors who write the synopses for TV shows in the newspaper
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as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
was seized with a nameless, vague fear that made her seek the companionship of another person
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as in unknown
not widely known
a nameless poet who has just been rediscovered by devotees of love poems
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Recent Examples of nameless
Season 4 of Sweet Magnolias is still looming large in Netflix’s Top 10, but fans — and a certain TVLine editor who shall remain nameless (me) — are already eager to find out what’s next for the good people of Serenity.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025
Who enters nameless? Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of
Christ in New Haven, Connecticut, A.D. 1639–1914
Compiled by Franklin Bowditch Dexter
CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS, 1726–28
May 15.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2025
But their therapy session is deliberately drowned out by the squeals of a nameless naked couple romping in the back.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Buy Now 14 of 20 'Sisters of the Lost Nation' by Nick Medina
Darkness descends on the Native American reservation where Anna was raised, and her ability to see a nameless entity suddenly takes on even more horrifying meaning.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025
Who enters nameless? Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of
Christ in New Haven, Connecticut, A.D. 1639–1914
Compiled by Franklin Bowditch Dexter
CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS, 1726–28
May 15.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2025
But their therapy session is deliberately drowned out by the squeals of a nameless naked couple romping in the back.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Buy Now 14 of 20 'Sisters of the Lost Nation' by Nick Medina
Darkness descends on the Native American reservation where Anna was raised, and her ability to see a nameless entity suddenly takes on even more horrifying meaning.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameless
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The plaintiff, Ashley Parham, originally sued Combs, his business associates and multiple unnamed defendants, alleging that the music mogul raped her in 2018.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Heeding several tornado warnings from the National Weather Service that pinged on their cell phones just after 8:30 a.m., the unnamed couple quickly sought shelter in a safe room in a corner of their home, county officials said.—
Martin E. Comas,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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In this era of just like high risers and incredible athleticism, that’s obviously not the thing that jumps off the screen with him.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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This tech — along with the incredible support system of my parents, brothers, management team and eventually, my wife — significantly decreased the mental burden of managing my diabetes and in turn, empowered me to not let diabetes define my capabilities.—
Nick Jonas,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, health officials said.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The unidentified woman who claimed Jay-Z raped her at a 2000 party said a recording released by his attorneys twisted her words, according to a report published last week.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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An unidentified source familiar with the tracking program told Reuters that DOGE's cutting funding for the program has resulted in the deletion of $26 million of war crimes evidence protecting Putin.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Guralnick / Detroit News / AP file An alternative medicine clinic where a Michigan boy suffered an unspeakable death has put a spotlight on the largely unregulated world of hyperbaric oxygen therapy that is offered outside of hospitals.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Even if those two men didn’t make it out of Europe alive, the unspeakable acts carried out in the name of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich would still live on in infamy, reminding humanity what blind hatred and xenophobia could lead to if a society wasn’t careful.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Disney had released some trailers but this was still an obscure Star Wars series following characters that most fans knew little about, and casual fans had never heard of before.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Russia’s ideological efforts in this domain were so effective in Romania’s 2024 presidential election, for instance, that an obscure far-right presidential candidate, Cǎlin Georgescu, came out of nowhere and won the first round.—
Michael McFaul,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Speaking to The Texas Tribune, Randy Howry, the anonymous woman's lawyer, said they had been told the money wouldn't be paid until the completion of separate investigations led by Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Texas Rangers, who form part of the Texas Department of Public Safety.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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In a post shared on an anonymous Reddit forum, the woman writes that her husband lost his wife, Sarah, five years ago.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Some things prove ineffable, like this multi-perspective story of a woman, her daughter, her personal assistant, her so-so suitor, her long-ago camp crush and his wife — all of whom spend a weekend together.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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The telescope will observe each ecliptic pole once every orbit all mission long, seeking something seemingly ineffable: the faint signal of all the light emitted over the universe’s history, which SPHEREx scientists will then parse out across time.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Nameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameless. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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