as in confidential
kept completely hidden from the public by high government officials
top secret documents The mission is top secret.
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Recent Examples of top secret
Bell Labs’ top secret installation of the SIGSALY voice-encryption system was a room-size machine that weighed over 50,000 kilograms.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
The official said the IDF kept the operational plan top secret within a relatively small circle in order to surprise Hamas.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Here’s a look at the biggest turning point in the top secret mission and what was going on in Pakistan and in Washington, D.C. on the day of the raid.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
As with everything Marvel, the story and which actors will be part of the fifth installment of the Avengers franchise are being kept top secret.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
The official said the IDF kept the operational plan top secret within a relatively small circle in order to surprise Hamas.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Here’s a look at the biggest turning point in the top secret mission and what was going on in Pakistan and in Washington, D.C. on the day of the raid.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
As with everything Marvel, the story and which actors will be part of the fifth installment of the Avengers franchise are being kept top secret.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top secret
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The government in that case, a civil lawsuit, has relied on a 2019 local police report, which used information from a confidential informant to allege Abrego Garcia was a member of MS-13.—
Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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The trial committee recommended that Bush receive a confidential letter of censure and a ban from serving as a strike captain for three years.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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If the Bruins re-sign their restricted free agents and leave their prospects in Providence, that gives them with four slots to fill.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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According to someone with direct knowledge, the Heat ideally would like to keep point guard Davion Mitchell, an impending restricted free agent who has thrived in a bench role recently after his February acquisition from Toronto.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Its network of over 900 successful professionals is worth over $5.7 billion as of this writing, and the group is quickly gaining notoriety for its significant influence not just on professional but personal growth.—
Kody Boye,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Image Image Image Many volunteers made enormous personal sacrifices to respond to the crisis.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Much of the village has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages, and today harbors 13 classified historic monuments, including the 14th-century stone house, Maison Bordes, and a hospital dating to the 13th.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
7 Apr. 2025
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Image Anna Kelly, a White House spokeswoman, said on X that the disposal process was standard practice for old courtesy copies of paperwork that were largely backed up on classified computer systems.—
Tiffany Hsu,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, a consortium of private retirement-plan providers announced a collaboration to boost the portability of small retirement accounts.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Limonite Av Eval Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Seemingly mundane and esoteric to the outsider, chart reviews are a foundational task that underpins a wide range of clinical and administrative workflows within health systems (and for other ecosystem partners).—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Others point to more esoteric answers to the practical problem.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20secret. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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