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to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper
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Recent Examples of closeted
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Cohn, a closeted gay man who would ultimately die of AIDS, takes the young Trump under his wing, instilling in him three rules for success: Attack, attack, attack; admit nothing, deny everything; and always claim victory—never acknowledge defeat.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Amid another crisis in Lebanon, a closeted, young man must embody masculinity to be casting a film.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Evans will play Brigadier ‘Mad’ Mike Calvert, the closeted homosexual and highly controversial British commander in charge of the elite ‘Malayan Scouts’ leading the military response against the CTs.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
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Tyler takes aim at the masks people wear to hide from their true selves, evoking a middle-class gangster and a closeted religious zealot.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Cohn, a closeted gay man who would ultimately die of AIDS, takes the young Trump under his wing, instilling in him three rules for success: Attack, attack, attack; admit nothing, deny everything; and always claim victory—never acknowledge defeat.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Amid another crisis in Lebanon, a closeted, young man must embody masculinity to be casting a film.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Evans will play Brigadier ‘Mad’ Mike Calvert, the closeted homosexual and highly controversial British commander in charge of the elite ‘Malayan Scouts’ leading the military response against the CTs.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closeted
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Think of this as your chance to give the gift of wine discovery; a hidden gem that’s not yet on the radar of many wine drinkers — but one that’s sure to please whether it’s enjoyed this holiday, or in the years ahead.Erica Duecy, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The move also shuts down the risk of normalizing hidden data.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
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Among the artworks expected to be housed there are important Cubist treasures donated to the Met by Leonard Lauder in 2013.Alex Greenberger for ARTNews, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Deep learning and artificial intelligence continue to push our ideas of what’s possible, and expand the capabilities of digital systems housed on electronic hardware.John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Gladstone has come to specialize in playing close-to-the-vest types, women who can be secretive and watchful but are hardly stoic or repressed.Dana Stevens, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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As her mother attempts to keep them apart, Tita pours all of her repressed feelings into her sumptuous cooking.Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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For instance, the top-of-page bid on Google Ads for the keyword ‘personal injury law firm’ ranges from $600 to $1000.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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We’re pulled, in Headland’s telling, by a weird mix of mythological pressure, Darwinian logic, residual altruism, childhood regression and (most importantly) raw personal need.Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Troops have surrounded Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, allowing in almost no humanitarian aid and ordering tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City.Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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It is surrounded by a high fence, and visitors won’t be allowed inside for now.Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Past the security gates of the Serra Retreat area of Malibu sits a small enclave of luxury homes, many of them gated or enclosed with walls.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Well, the dams enclosed reservoirs, obviously.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Founder Margiela retired in 2009, and the label was run by an anonymous team (one that for a time included Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy) until Galliano’s appointment.Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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The league will also work with the local government in Berlin to develop flag football talent ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles—where the sport will be included in the international competition for the first time.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Whether paired with heels, sneakers, or both (like Gaines), wide-leg jeans are the closet staple your wardrobe may be missing this spring.Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
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By calling Hobbes the only liberal worth reading, Gray implies that liberals are really closet totalitarians—and know it.Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closeted. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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