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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
The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying the X-37B toward low Earth orbit, where the space plane will do a variety of work, some of it quite hush-hush.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Golden Bachelor crossover, revealed when the season’s trailer was released in late June, was comparatively hush-hush.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Critical Role’s Liam O’Brien has joined the cast of The Dragon King in a role that’s still very hush-hush.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The band is hard at work on their 15th album, though details are currently hush-hush.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 18 July 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Golden Bachelor crossover, revealed when the season’s trailer was released in late June, was comparatively hush-hush.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Critical Role’s Liam O’Brien has joined the cast of The Dragon King in a role that’s still very hush-hush.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The band is hard at work on their 15th album, though details are currently hush-hush.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
Adjective
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Any player investigated for breaching the sport’s anti-doping or anti-corruption rules will receive financial assistance, confidential third-party counseling and additional free legal support.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Giuliani recently reached a confidential settlement with Dominion.—
NPR Washington Desk,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What’s being communicated in this clandestine network of underground messaging?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lead character’s creeping paranoia, a plot driven by nefarious and clandestine powers that be, the encroachment of the past on the present.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unwilling to shatter her image, Maddie unravels quietly, in secret, threatening her relationships and even her life.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The three-year-old startup was in a sprint ahead of the October announcement of its next robot, the Figure 03, which was undergoing top-secret training when TIME visited.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Border czar Tom Homan received $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents.—
Kate Wolffe
October 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Texas Attorney General’s Office said in its press release that its undercover probes would build on the President’s Executive Order.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some private business owners are still trying to process the change in Florida’s gun law.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The wildfire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Get Ready: Katy Perry Has Released a Sneak Peek of Her New Song And the internet has receipts.—
Mehera Bonner,
Marie Claire,
15 Mar. 2017
Adjective
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Checkmate has done lots of covert ops spy nonsense in comics throughout the years, and notable works with Batman on occasion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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Checkmate, which is another element that will continue in future DCU projects, is a covert watchdog agency.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All living Gaza hostages are now free 20 living hostages were returned to Israel by Hamas after being held in underground tunnels with little food, water, or medical care for two years.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Just as sophisticated as Hamas, which built hundreds of miles of underground tunnels as part of its preparations for war with Israel?—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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