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
Another directive ordered the DOJ to scrutinize former Trump Homeland Security official Miles Taylor, who authored an anonymous New York Times op-ed in 2018 that was harshly critical of the President.
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Read the prosecutors' full filing below: 10:33 AM EDT
Luigi Mangione donations surge to nearly $1 million
Mangione has seen his legal defense fund surge with two large anonymous donations.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Another reseller who goes by her nickname Mai, and wanted to remain anonymous, led a small group to buy up as many as possible.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The franchise’s early albums were performed mostly by anonymous studio singers, although later releases focused on branding named talent.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2025
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Read the prosecutors' full filing below: 10:33 AM EDT
Luigi Mangione donations surge to nearly $1 million
Mangione has seen his legal defense fund surge with two large anonymous donations.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Another reseller who goes by her nickname Mai, and wanted to remain anonymous, led a small group to buy up as many as possible.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The franchise’s early albums were performed mostly by anonymous studio singers, although later releases focused on branding named talent.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 Apr. 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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The op-ed published in The Tufts Daily was signed by four authors, including Öztürk, and endorsed by more than 30 other unnamed students.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, in the days following Black Tuesday, unnamed sources abounded.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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The unidentified teens allegedly punched the man in the face and hit him with a backpack before running away.—
Brie Stimson , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Dugan and another unidentified judge then allegedly approached the arrest team in the public hallway, according to the complaint.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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