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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
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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
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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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Oulonger 12-Pack Solar Landscape Lights Outdoor lighting that requires digging and underground wiring is so not worth the time and effort.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
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The film, which premiered at the New York Film Festival, explores youth, class and identity through the lens of Medellín’s underground music scene.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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