keep quiet about

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: to not say anything about (something)

She kept quiet about her plans to change jobs.

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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco declined at a news conference on Wednesday to say whether law enforcement officials suggested Biden representatives should keep quiet about the case. —

Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023 Valerie was paid off by Vought to keep quiet about the incident as Liberty went off the radar. —

Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2020 Celebrities often deny, keep quiet about plastic s:Why that's problematic. —

Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023 Union President Jesse Sharkey asserted that CPS has not lived up to assurances given when the two sides were hammering out a reopening deal and that CPS shouldn’t expect the union to keep quiet about the issue. —

Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2021 See all Example Sentences for keep quiet about

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