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Recent Examples of closed-door
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called a last-minute closed-door meeting on Thursday to hash out the party's internal fight over engaging with Republicans.
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Stephen Neukam, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Nazarian said that Quiñones would be available instead to field questions from council members on Wednesday at a closed-door meeting focused on one of the lawsuits filed over the Palisades fire.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The council meetings include a closed-door session where grant proposals from extramural researchers that have already been approved by peer-review panels undergo a final review before the awards are made.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 22 Jan. 2025
After hours of closed-door discussion, the council resumed with Smith no longer present in the room.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Neukam, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Nazarian said that Quiñones would be available instead to field questions from council members on Wednesday at a closed-door meeting focused on one of the lawsuits filed over the Palisades fire.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The council meetings include a closed-door session where grant proposals from extramural researchers that have already been approved by peer-review panels undergo a final review before the awards are made.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 22 Jan. 2025
After hours of closed-door discussion, the council resumed with Smith no longer present in the room.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-door
Adjective
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When Trump’s civil case on financial fraud ramped up in New York City — and through methods that are highly creative (and highly off-the-record) — Brourman finagled a seat with the other courtroom sketch artists, who were not entirely welcoming to this stilettoed upstart in their midst.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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Through voiceover, Wang shares details from off-the-record conversations which unveil Payá’s ambiguous feelings about the former president.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
19 Nov. 2024
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While some people are finding off-the-books employment as waiters or tour guides, experts say tourism is failing to bring a substantial increase in higher wage jobs.—
Gianni Cipriano,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Out of other options, Rowan turns to her ex-boyfriend — geneticist Sam Larkin, who’s on the cusp of literally curing blindness(?!) — for an off-the-books testing of Lasher’s genetics.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
5 Jan. 2025
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Given the clandestine nature of the process, the true number of fictitious sons who arrived during exclusion will never be known.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Inspired by the Belle Époque era in 1900 Buenos Aires, the soaring space manages to feel clandestine with its dim lighting, lush floral displays, and bartenders in crisp white jackets.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-door. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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