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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Functionally identical, either one of the rovers could have made the voyage to Mars, but one of them was bound to become the famous face of the mission, while the other was destined to be left behind in obscurity.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 May 2025 -
After operating in obscurity, casting directors are finally getting recognition in the form of an Oscar.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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The president announced the surprise call after days of silence following a series of drone attacks Ukraine launched against Russian airfields in Serbia on Sunday.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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On Friday, Swift announced her ownership of the master recordings after months of social media silence.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Once so glorious on the outside, but now sinking more and more into oblivion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Now, operated by the famed restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, the View is making a bid for something beyond travel-guidebook oblivion.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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The case also prompted the resignation of a top supervisor in the U.S. attorney's office in Nashville, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel matter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The person requested anonymity to disclose private matters.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Facelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facelessness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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