as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
he was furious when his friend revealed to others information that he had shared confidentially
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Recent Examples of confidentially
Previously, OpenAI was widely expected to go for an IPO in 2026, and the company led by CEO Sam Altman confidentially filed to go public on June 8.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI have each confidentially submitted IPO paperwork to the SEC, though neither has set a public offering date.
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Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Of course, this will be largely driven by Anthropic and OpenAI, which have both confidentially filed for IPOs, and by SpaceX, which is set to have the largest listing ever.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Getty Images On June 9, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, the first of its Mythos-class models offered to the general public, days after the company confidentially filed for an IPO.
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Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Both companies have confidentially filed for an IPO within the last ten days, raising enormous stakes.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI have each confidentially submitted IPO paperwork to the SEC, though neither has set a public offering date.
—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Of course, this will be largely driven by Anthropic and OpenAI, which have both confidentially filed for IPOs, and by SpaceX, which is set to have the largest listing ever.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Getty Images On June 9, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, the first of its Mythos-class models offered to the general public, days after the company confidentially filed for an IPO.
—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Both companies have confidentially filed for an IPO within the last ten days, raising enormous stakes.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentially
Adverb
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Vance, who privately voiced his concerns about conflict with Iran in the lead-up to the war, is pugnacious and transactional.
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The details remain murky, but the investment fund would be financed privately and not by US taxpayers, according to the administration.
Adverb
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Sophie secretly reads her mother’s diary and invites three of her mother’s suitors from the 1970s to her wedding, signing her mother’s name.
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The complaint alleges a church volunteer secretly placed a recording device inside the restroom during Summer Jam, the church's three-night program for children entering grades 1 through 5.
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“Confidentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentially. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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