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
The replacement was made possible by the generous donation of an anonymous person, done in honor of his history-loving deceased wife.
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Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
Polymarket uses cryptocurrencies to settle bets, allowing customers to use pseudonyms and remain anonymous.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Cam Johnson and Christian Braun were anonymous, again.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
An anonymous trader made off with more than $400,000 on Polymarket, another such website, after betting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be toppled from office by the end of January, mere hours before Maduro was arrested.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
Polymarket uses cryptocurrencies to settle bets, allowing customers to use pseudonyms and remain anonymous.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Cam Johnson and Christian Braun were anonymous, again.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
An anonymous trader made off with more than $400,000 on Polymarket, another such website, after betting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be toppled from office by the end of January, mere hours before Maduro was arrested.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anonymous
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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 story is set in 2013, in a town in an unnamed New England state.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg reported that the merger talks were in the preliminary stages and there is no certainty a deal will go through, according to the outlet’s unnamed sources.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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In fact, Google pushed back at the request for so much information, and the company negotiated with the police to reduce their request from 19 unidentified users to nine and then just three cellphone users.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Limon’s remains were discovered Friday morning, while Bristy, who is presumed dead, is still missing, though unidentified remains were recovered on Sunday.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Anonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anonymous. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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