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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
Other teams Many teams and designers are keeping hush-hush about their looks.
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Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Jenner has since begun dating film star Timothée Chalamet, in a once-hush-hush but now public relationship.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The site’s huge inventory is organized into countless sections, and the best deals to shop are hiding in a hush-hush one.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Vince Gilligan was very hush-hush about Pluribus for the longest time.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Jenner has since begun dating film star Timothée Chalamet, in a once-hush-hush but now public relationship.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The site’s huge inventory is organized into countless sections, and the best deals to shop are hiding in a hush-hush one.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Vince Gilligan was very hush-hush about Pluribus for the longest time.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
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Yet according to confidential banking records and corporate documents reviewed by the Miami Herald, this unassuming address is one of several South Florida locations at the center of a sprawling financial network that moved at least $260 million connected to Argentina’s top soccer authority.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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McGraw Media agreed to remove all content from the documentary-style series that the department designates as inaccurate or confidential, that the NYPD is legally prohibited from releasing, that reveals investigatory techniques or that would otherwise compromise public safety or the public trust.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Emergency passports handed off at clandestine locations.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jerkins’ family operation included his cousin, Robert Smith, known as Big Bert, with whom Brandy began a clandestine relationship as the recording progressed.—
Jackson Howard,
Pitchfork,
29 Mar. 2026
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Trump told reporters over the weekend that the military aspect of the project was meant to remain secret, according to previous USA TODAY reporting.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, the pop star shared a montage clip on X from his secret pre-Coachella show at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles this past weekend.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some of the ammunition was purchased from co-conspirators by undercover officers, prosecutors said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Working with a different undercover officer, this time in a European city, Chalker successfully extracted Bernadine to America.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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While some people with private insurance pay zero or very little, others pay hundreds of dollars each month on top of other costs for their diabetes, like pumps, blood glucose sensors and other supplies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fundraising for the project through private donations also drew controversy.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Get Ready: Katy Perry Has Released a Sneak Peek of Her New Song And the internet has receipts.—
Mehera Bonner,
Marie Claire,
15 Mar. 2017
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Her covert affair with Davis became big news when a Chicago gossip columnist wrote a detailed account of their relationship in early 1958, including their plans to wed, despite their denials.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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While Iran is not known to have any interests in Uganda, it has been accused of covert operations in neighboring Kenya and Tanzania, including the running of smuggling networks and making controversial diplomatic and economic outreach with questionable motives throughout the region.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Boring Company unveiled its first underground loop project, the Las Vegas Loop, in 2021.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Its features include a 1,200-square-foot cabana, which connects to the mansion via a private underground tunnel, and a 150-foot dock extending from the lawn.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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