noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
plucked from obscurity (= made suddenly famous )
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She was plucked from obscurity by a Hollywood film producer.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
relative
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Marinello's was played out in relative obscurity .
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This nondescript little gem across from Arizona Stadium has been languishing in relative obscurity for the last two years.
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Like anyone who has lived most of his life in relative obscurity , Payne remains uncomfortable with public scrutiny.
■ VERB
fade
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It was ironic, though, that without the official opposition the bull-running would probably have faded quietly away into obscurity .
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As times and contexts change the visionaries of yesterday fade into obscurity or, worse, become the villains of today.
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Would the idea of drugs useful against germs once again have faded into obscurity ?
sink
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Dudley tried to sink into obscurity .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Arbuckle died in obscurity in 1933.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A pitiful exhalation, an obscurity , a memory.
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How could he change his life, which seemed irretrievably set on a course of obscurity ?
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In Washington, obscurity is never a measure of insignificance.
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Rarely has a term of public discourse gone so directly from obscurity to meaninglessness without any intervening period of coherence.
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She chose silence, obscurity , poverty.
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That other story, likewise, traced the path from poverty to wealth and obscurity to fame.
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The lace curtains seemed to have survived from obscurity , like the antique gown of a jilted bride.
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Then with the coming of the railways they slipped back into obscurity .