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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
For the most loyal Delta fliers, there’s a separate invite-only program that is very hush-hush.
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Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
And so, a diversion is hatched: Nick lures Richard into the surgery while Meredith and Bailey give Catherine a hush-hush biopsy in the clinic.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
One place in particular that’s brimming with hush-hush discounts?
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
From that point on, her father’s advice about keeping certain things hush-hush was on a collision course with the dictates of federal law.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
And so, a diversion is hatched: Nick lures Richard into the surgery while Meredith and Bailey give Catherine a hush-hush biopsy in the clinic.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
One place in particular that’s brimming with hush-hush discounts?
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
From that point on, her father’s advice about keeping certain things hush-hush was on a collision course with the dictates of federal law.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
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Since her last secret was discovered by a hook-wielding murderer, perhaps Sarah Michelle Gellar isn't the ideal keeper of confidential information.Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, Judge Carl J. Nichols terminated the case in September after privately reviewing confidential Department of Homeland Security (DHS) files.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Through clandestine operations and cyberattacks, the country sabotaged key Iranian nuclear facilities.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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She's Helen, an agent passing on tips from high up in the Prime Minister's office to a clandestine agency (her loving husband happens to be Britain's defense minister).Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Before her secret tryst with Sandoval, Leviss was in a five-year long relationship with Kennedy before the duo announced the end of their engagement in December 2021.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now, here's the real kicker: diversity is your secret weapon.Melinda Elmborg, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The canard that the Jan. 6 riot was actually an FBI setup and was driven on by undercover agents has been circulating since the days after the attack.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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More than a decade later, the disgraced politician was found guilty of soliciting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from undercover feds and stealing money meant to help senior citizens.John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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African American freshmen enrollment has notably decreased by 16.9% at highly selective public and private nonprofit four-year schools.Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Humphreys family sold a 25% stake in the business to the Carlyle Group, a $447 billion (assets under management) private equity firm, for an undisclosed sum in 2019.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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But all of that changed starting in 2017, when Mr. Trump became president amid the F.B.I. investigation into Russia’s covert attempt to manipulate the 2016 election and the nature of the ties between his campaign and Moscow.Charlie Savage, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The big picture: The report from Inspector General Michael Horowitz undercuts the false claim among President-elect Trump's supporters and allies that a covert intelligence effort facilitated the infamous attack to ensnare the MAGA movement.Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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The trial was moved from Jerusalem for undisclosed security reasons and convened in an underground courtroom.Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The trial proceedings, moved to a secure underground Tel Aviv courtroom, highlight Netanyahu's unique position as the first Israeli prime minister to testify as a criminal defendant.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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