top secret
adjective
1
: protected by a high degree of secrecy
a top secret weapon
a top secret meeting
2
a
: containing or being information whose unauthorized disclosure could result in exceptionally grave danger to the nation
top secret messages
compare confidential, secret
b
: of or relating to top secret documents
a top secret clearance
Examples of top secret in a Sentence
The mission is top secret.
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TOP STORY: The FBI is investigating the leak of classified documents that included top secret U.S. intelligence describing Israeli preparations for a possible attack on Iran.
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
Tom Holland will star in Christopher Nolan’s latest feature, joining Matt Damon in the top secret venture.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Israeli officials said that a few weeks ago the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) asked the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, to open an investigation after a top secret raw intelligence report was leaked to the German tabloid, Bild.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
In addition, the next film from Christopher Nolan and producing partner and wife Emma Thomas set for a release in July 2026 will use new Imax technology to shoot that top secret feature for Universal.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
Tom Holland will star in Christopher Nolan’s latest feature, joining Matt Damon in the top secret venture.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Israeli officials said that a few weeks ago the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) asked the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, to open an investigation after a top secret raw intelligence report was leaked to the German tabloid, Bild.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
In addition, the next film from Christopher Nolan and producing partner and wife Emma Thomas set for a release in July 2026 will use new Imax technology to shoot that top secret feature for Universal.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20secret. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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