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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis
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Recent Examples of hush-hush
Unlike the pros, the college money is very hush-hush.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
For this sort of service, Covered 6 charges untold thousands of dollars — the numbers are, like Covered 6 itself, hush-hush — which on this Saturday is being paid for by homeowners on and near North Bristol Avenue who have pooled their considerable resources.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Though plot details are very hush-hush, the story will pick up after the bonkers cliffhanger at the end of Iron Flame (no spoilers!).
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
There have been back-to-back open Congressional hearings and several classified gatherings in hush-hush, closed-door sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) settings.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
For this sort of service, Covered 6 charges untold thousands of dollars — the numbers are, like Covered 6 itself, hush-hush — which on this Saturday is being paid for by homeowners on and near North Bristol Avenue who have pooled their considerable resources.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Though plot details are very hush-hush, the story will pick up after the bonkers cliffhanger at the end of Iron Flame (no spoilers!).
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
There have been back-to-back open Congressional hearings and several classified gatherings in hush-hush, closed-door sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) settings.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
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In the subsequent months, her attorneys worked out an arrangement for Schrader to pay a confidential sum to resolve her allegations.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2025
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In confidential interviews, students voiced deep frustration that their academic experience is being eclipsed by ideological imperatives, with many lamenting the intrusion of political conformity into spaces meant for intellectual and professional growth.—
Kevin Waldman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Taking over a century-old garden house hidden within Shanghai’s storied alleys, Samuel Gui Yang softly partitioned the space, seducing the audience yet making every one of them a clandestine voyeur.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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In a display of gallows humor at the sloppiness of the leaders’ theoretically clandestine communication, people online quickly turned those symbols into memes, and renamed their own chats Houthi PC small group.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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The circumstances surrounding Xander’s abrupt exit from his last hospital are kept secret throughout the entire first season of Pulse.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Eighty years ago, elite paratroopers were leaping out of similar aircraft on a secret mission called Operation Firefly.—
Sabrina Clay,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Alan Ritchson says Reacher is the American James Bond Reacher works with DEA agents Susan Duffy (Cassidy) and Guillermo Villanueva (Roberto Montesinos) to go undercover in the rug-importing front, which is led by businessman Zachary Beck (Hall).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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To investigate further, the DEA had five undercover officers visit his clinic to see whether Hollington would prescribe them medications without legit medical reasons between February and July 2022, prosecutors said.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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Elsewhere is a cozy study for getting some work done, while both a private garden and a rooftop terrace serve as ideal spots for dining alfresco when the London weather decides to cooperate.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rural communities could be unequally impacted Unlike the postal service, private companies do not have the same service obligations requiring delivery to rural or sparsely-populated areas – even at a loss.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Then Gungnir covert sniper rifle seems like a bargain, relatively speaking, at just $12,867.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the letter, Grassley wrote that the records would help shine a light on the Nazi planning of the covert escape routes.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Access is another issue: The chief noted that the department had even faced blazes in underground storm drains.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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In closed briefings, Pentagon officials have acknowledged that there has been only limited success in destroying the Houthis’ vast, largely underground arsenal of missiles, drones and launchers, according to congressional aides and allies.—
Farnaz Fassihi,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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