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
Several parents who spoke to The Baltimore Sun, under the condition of anonymity because of fears that the institution would retaliate against their sons, questioned why the school continues to drag its feet about bringing back Moran.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
Sources were interviewed on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to a journalist.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
One player, granted anonymity for the sake of getting a real answer, suggested José Caballero.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
According to a local official who asked for anonymity, the Tschikof family ran, though did not own, the café at the Wernberg Tennis Club.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
Sources were interviewed on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to a journalist.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
One player, granted anonymity for the sake of getting a real answer, suggested José Caballero.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
According to a local official who asked for anonymity, the Tschikof family ran, though did not own, the café at the Wernberg Tennis Club.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymity
Noun
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Or would they be expected to lie low and fade into obscurity like their parents?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2026
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But the paper quickly vanished in obscurity.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Talking about Diana only reminded her of the radio silence.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But as the game began to wind down, there was only that familiar, eerie silence that settles over a football stadium as the UConn men, who have become a sort of grim reaper at these Final Fours, ran out the clock.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Until the economies of scale kicked in that would shove mechanical movements into near oblivion within a decade, quartz watches were priced well at the luxury end of the market.—
David Szondy
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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Celebrate the endless oblivion of eternal night with an evening that recreates the city’s ethereal relationship with vampires in all their forms on this most hallowed of dates.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymity. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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