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Recent Examples of closed-door
But TikTok was able to avoid a class-action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of workers by moving the complaints into closed-door, one-on-one arbitration proceedings.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite concerns about government transparency, councilmembers voted to allow more closed-door meetings to discuss economic development projects, political strategizing in the Trump era, and difficult budget conversations.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The new condo was born out of a 2020 settlement signed by the developer and three HOA leaders after closed-door negotiations without ever being voted on by Grove Isle homeowners.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Here is how Trump's team reacted to a Hillary Clinton security breach
Jennifer Hegseth was also present at a closed-door meeting in Brussels last month with around 50 U.S. allies for the purpose of coordinating aid for Ukraine.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite concerns about government transparency, councilmembers voted to allow more closed-door meetings to discuss economic development projects, political strategizing in the Trump era, and difficult budget conversations.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The new condo was born out of a 2020 settlement signed by the developer and three HOA leaders after closed-door negotiations without ever being voted on by Grove Isle homeowners.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Here is how Trump's team reacted to a Hillary Clinton security breach
Jennifer Hegseth was also present at a closed-door meeting in Brussels last month with around 50 U.S. allies for the purpose of coordinating aid for Ukraine.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-door
Adjective
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However, the meeting after the meeting creates an environment where decisions are often undone or altered by informal, off-the-record conversations.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 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
Adjective
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In 1743, Keith was sent to Fleet Prison for his off-the-books activities.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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This second Adam and Eve are at odds because Adam, a trans man, is pregnant, and his sister, a scientist and genetic researcher, has volunteered to be his off-the-books OBGYN, helping him and his partner Fox (Ryan Jamaal Swain) through the pregnancy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After authorities responded with mass arrests, weavers formed clandestine committees and took secret oaths.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Til Schweiger plays a sardonic whale-tourism boat captain (and former elite military operative, obviously) who gets roped into taking down a clandestine organization that’s building the perfect super-soldier through genetic experiments.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-door. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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