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[–] Cuddlefluff ago
Well, technically, yes, but it would be a TOR network inside a VPN which is... cumbersome.
VPN does not anonymize you in the same way TOR does, but TOR doesn't provide the "secrecy" that VPN does.
I'll give an example :
VPN is like creating a hidden city with doors that can only be opened with a secret passphrase (usually a username and password, and an IP address to connect to)
TOR is like spreading buildings randomly around in the desert and giving you a carrier (which provides full discretion) you need to know by name in order to reach your destination.
They don't do the same thing, and if you have some sort of secret stash that you only want to share with a select few; VPN might be your choice. However, if you have some sort of secret society that has a secret handshake but no other requierment (friends can be invited), TOR is the way to go.
It's hard to actually describe in layman's terms, because there is so much separating them - being wildly different technologies with completely separate goals in mind.
As I said, VPN is a method of making you part of a remote network (typically, the use-case is connecting to your work network, which enables you to work with servers as if they were located in your home), while TOR is more of a method of making anonymous websites. Two very different things. Both of which can create secret areas, but what's best depends on the intention.