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anonymously

American  
[uh-non-uh-muhs-lee] / əˈnɒn ə məs li /

adverb

  1. without giving a name.

    If you wish to write your story from a man's point of view, either using your name or anonymously, I will post it for you.


Etymology

Origin of anonymously

anonymous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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The Backrooms began with a single unsettling image posted anonymously online: a claustrophobic warren of tawdrily yellow, windowless rooms with aged carpets and harsh overhead fluorescent lights.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

In late June, authorities also removed a statue from a park in Mudon, in southern Mon state, said a resident speaking anonymously.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

You can contact us anonymously on Signal, an encrypted, secure app, or on Whatsapp, via phone or through email:

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Martin’s narrative, published anonymously in 1830, promptly fell into obscurity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

And we have never talked about finding out that Papa had anonymously donated to the children’s hospitals and motherless babies’ homes and disabled veterans from the civil war.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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