unpopularity

noun

Definition of unpopularitynext
as in anonymity

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  1. anonymity
  2. obscurity
  3. silence
  4. insignificance
  5. nowhere
Noun
  • The publication cited two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, in reporting that the leaders of the incoming administration's DOGE discussed the idea of crafting a mobile app to file income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Some lawmakers who spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the conversations worry that Musk could try to push U.S. policy in a direction favorable to his financial interests.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of anonymity
Noun
  • Kelce needn’t demonstrate expertise, and neither does the panel of celebrity-class obscurities: Nicole Byer, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ron Funches, Lala Kent, and Sophia Stallone, who each recall schoolroom nobodies.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Trailblazers Some of the sharpest minds in science will be thrust from academic obscurity into the spotlight next week when the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine are announced.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscurity
Noun
  • Sometimes someone just wants to be heard and the best response is that of silence.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • State of play: 79 of about 119 countries or territories with elections in 2023 and 2024 had pre-election silence periods, per Staffan Darnolf, a senior global adviser at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
    April Rubin, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of silence
Noun
  • Ultimately, however, the most serious way to critique the Nobel Peace Prize is not to complain about the Nobel committee's biases but to note the historical insignificance of so many of the prize's winners.
    Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
  • In 1995, Brian Dollery, David Schulze, and Leigh West produced a scathing report on the swaps, pointing to their typically low value (and therefore financial insignificance) and their lack of incentive structure for financing institutions.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 July 2024
Definition of insignificance
Noun
  • The most enduring symbol of that series: Manu Ginobili at age 36, weaving his way through traffic in Game 5, giving a stiff-arm to 2013 tormentor Ray Allen before exploding for an out-of-nowhere dunk on Chris Bosh.
    Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 18 May 2020
  • While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of-nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices.
    Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 13 May 2020
Definition of nowhere
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