as in confidential
kept completely hidden from the public by high government officials
top secret documents The mission is top secret.
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Recent Examples of top secret
Her cases include: CIA Analyst Indictment In mid-January, Asif Rahman, a former CIA analyst, pleaded guilty to retaining and transmitting top secret national defense information to people who were not entitled to receive it, before the information then appeared on social media.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The Met Gala’s guest list is arguably one of the most exclusive in entertainment and also the most heavily guarded; the specifics of who will be in attendance are kept top secret until the event night.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Ahead of their series of concerts this summer, The Sun newspaper reports that the Gallaghers took to the stage in top secret at a London working men’s club.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
What’s the difference between ‘classified’ and ‘top secret’?
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The Met Gala’s guest list is arguably one of the most exclusive in entertainment and also the most heavily guarded; the specifics of who will be in attendance are kept top secret until the event night.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Ahead of their series of concerts this summer, The Sun newspaper reports that the Gallaghers took to the stage in top secret at a London working men’s club.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
What’s the difference between ‘classified’ and ‘top secret’?
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top secret
Adjective
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Steve Madden, based in Long Island City, New York, said Adidas sued it twice in 2002 to challenge footwear with two parallel stripes and four parallel stripes, leading to a confidential settlement the next year.—
Jonathan Stempel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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But less attention is paid to the trades of executive branch employees and congressional aides whose work could give them access to confidential information likely to influence markets once made public.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Their frontcourt of 6-foot-4 Breanna Stewart (who made all eight of her shot attempts in the restricted area) and 6-6 Jonquel Jones remains a matchup nightmare, especially against teams with limited frontcourt depth.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Jovic is due $4.4 million next season in the fourth and final year of his rookie contract before becoming eligible to be a restricted free agent during the 2026 offseason.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Also, having everything taken away in my own personal life.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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With traces of Bergman but also Chekhov and Ibsen, the film explores the volatile power of art and the cost of making highly personal work.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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The actual ranges of these missiles remain classified.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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While serving as an information technology specialist, Teixeira used a secure workstation at his Massachusetts base to conduct hundreds of searches for classified documents related to national defense information that were unrelated to his duties, prosecutors said.—
Linsey Davis,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
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The center, which does not receive government funding, relies solely on private donations to keep their programs and facility up and running.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The museums are typically built in the presidents’ home states with private donations and endowments.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Yes, the tales of game-making can veer into the obscure and esoteric.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Baseball is a game with a history of strange and esoteric firsts, and Misner’s homer was the first time a player’s inaugural big league homer was an opening day walk-off.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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