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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Team selection processes have been shrouded in secrecy by national team management, but Team USA aims to build momentum for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Like most Nolan efforts, the project was shrouded in national-security-level secrecy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Thursday’s Ethics Committee meeting was the second in the past month where the panel — which typically conducts its business in secrecy — gathered to discuss the Gaetz report.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
The committee worked in secrecy, according to Free Press coverage at the time.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Like most Nolan efforts, the project was shrouded in national-security-level secrecy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Thursday’s Ethics Committee meeting was the second in the past month where the panel — which typically conducts its business in secrecy — gathered to discuss the Gaetz report.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
The committee worked in secrecy, according to Free Press coverage at the time.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrecy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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