as in secretiveness
the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret
this administration's steadfast adherence to secrecy is beginning to cost it the trust of the voters
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Recent Examples of secrecy
The guilt and secrecy no longer seem necessary, with regard to either eating frozen food in France or taking advantage of the higher-quality options now available stateside.
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Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
President Barack Obama famously negotiated a rapprochement with Cuba — later reversed by Mr. Trump — under a veil of secrecy.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
But its operations are shrouded in secrecy that seems in some cases designed to elude meaningful oversight.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
Today, Florida is sliding into secrecy at an alarming pace, and the blame rests squarely with Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state agencies following his lead.
—Bobby Block, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
President Barack Obama famously negotiated a rapprochement with Cuba — later reversed by Mr. Trump — under a veil of secrecy.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
But its operations are shrouded in secrecy that seems in some cases designed to elude meaningful oversight.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
Today, Florida is sliding into secrecy at an alarming pace, and the blame rests squarely with Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state agencies following his lead.
—Bobby Block, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrecy. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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