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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
a private investigation of the organization's activities
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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
club lockers in which private property may be stored
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Recent Examples of private
There are two infinity pools, a spa in the forest, and accommodations with private balconies overlooking the Andaman Sea.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Ukraine's infrastructure would need to be rebuilt, and private companies would have to agree to open mines, experts say.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The top official of the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive records containing the private information of Americans, according to a source familiar with the dispute.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Because his execution was private, this remains a rumor, historians’ best guess as to what happened that day.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Ukraine's infrastructure would need to be rebuilt, and private companies would have to agree to open mines, experts say.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The top official of the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive records containing the private information of Americans, according to a source familiar with the dispute.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Because his execution was private, this remains a rumor, historians’ best guess as to what happened that day.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for private
Adjective
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The size of the total reserve is confidential, but estimates are commonly in the hundreds of millions of tons.—
Scott L. Montgomery,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and a federal-district court both ruled that prosecutors had not violated Holberg's rights by failing to disclose Kirkpatrick's status as a confidential informant.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Information in federal systems includes Treasury payments that could be used to figure out the details of intelligence programs or health and personnel records that could reveal the identities of agents or the responsibilities of clandestine officers.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The criminal charges also allege Navarro and Worden ensured that no invoice related to the clandestine construction surpassed $3,000, a threshold that would have required further authorization from Caltrain and TransAmerica Services Inc., the company that employed Worden.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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According to Windsor police, the man admitted to excavating abalone from rocks along the Mendocino County coast near the town of Elk for personal consumption.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Just before taking his seat, Ramírez shared his personal cinematic style inspirations.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Nobody can access your 1Password data without the secret key, and being asked to enter this should set those red flags flapping even more.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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While discussing who would be taking care of their dogs that weekend, Denise accidentally let Sami's secret slip.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Based on an incident that had happened 10 years earlier, the book chronicles the harrowing story of two undercover LAPD patrol officers who are kidnapped during a routine traffic stop that goes horribly wrong.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Josef and Rosemarie raised three of Elisabeth's children, who Josef pretended Elisabeth left on their doorstep, while Elisabeth was forced to raise three of her children in a locked underground compound without windows.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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His underground films and early experimental documentaries took cues from Dada and Surrealism to show New York not as a glamorous city of jewels, but rather a diverse, complex city with many different viewpoints.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Art is subjective, but the outcome of awards aren’t, and the cognitive dissonance of those two elements can lead to a lot of backlash.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Does the actor looking older than her 21 years (a notion that is, of course, entirely subjective) infer some kind of moral failing?—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini star in Conclave in which Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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In covert gatherings across California, raw goat or cow milk is mixed with cane alcohol and sugars to make pajaretes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Private.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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