as in private
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
someone leaked confidential government information to the press
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Recent Examples of confidential
Stores on the list were determined using a variety of measures such as public data, a large-scale confidential online survey conducted among U.S. customers, and extensive research, according to the ranking's methodology.
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Now, the two parties have resolved the dispute amicably in a confidential settlement, and Alapatt has returned the notebooks to Thompson.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
Burg Simpson’s Product Liability attorneys are ready to give you a free, confidential case evaluation online or at (303) 790-2525.
—Sponsored Content, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
Encryption And Access Controls: Secure backups with robust encryption and strict access policies to make sure data remains confidential.
—Nick Martin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Now, the two parties have resolved the dispute amicably in a confidential settlement, and Alapatt has returned the notebooks to Thompson.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
Burg Simpson’s Product Liability attorneys are ready to give you a free, confidential case evaluation online or at (303) 790-2525.
—Sponsored Content, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
Encryption And Access Controls: Secure backups with robust encryption and strict access policies to make sure data remains confidential.
—Nick Martin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidential
Adjective
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Those days are over, as a new breed of NWSL owner has joined the league during the past five years with big ambitions, including private equity giant Sixth Street, which has more than $100 billion in assets under management and is the control owner of Bay FC.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, private innovative businesses cannot thrive or even survive for long without basic research at universities.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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While discussing who would be taking care of their dogs that weekend, Denise accidentally let Sami's secret slip.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Nobody can access your 1Password data without the secret key, and being asked to enter this should set those red flags flapping even more.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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His claim that the Justice Department had been weaponized during the Biden administration overlooked that there were investigations during that time into Biden’s mishandling of classified information and into the firearms and tax affairs of his son Hunter.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cases relating to his role in seeking to prevent the peaceful transfer of power and Espionage Act charges related to his retention of classified documents were both dismissed after his November victory.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Human Factor The avalanche awareness community is all about focusing on personal biases, communication, and group dynamics.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Todd Blanche, one of Trump's personal attorneys, was named deputy attorney general.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Singh subsequently sold them to a mystery buyer in Europe for an undisclosed sum.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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Newcomer Isabel May will play Sidney’s daughter, with Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, and Anna Camp also on board in new, undisclosed roles.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cordelia Cupp is a collector of esoteric information and her desire to learn things about the White House while also learning things about a crime borders on charming.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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The esoteric will never sit completely comfortably in the mainstream, because that’s the point of it: to be unusual, bizarre, absurd.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, March 6, Hamilton Leithauser kicked off his annual residency at Cafe Carlyle, the intimate posh supper club known primarily for its Marcel Vertès murals, martinis and cabaret and jazz performances by Peter Cincotti, Jeff Goldblum, Sandra Bernhard and others.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
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More than 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience some form of violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.—
Shannon Carpenter,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Confidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidential. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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