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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 Golden Bachelor crossover, revealed when the season’s trailer was released in late June, was comparatively hush-hush.
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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
The department tried their best to keep the whole operation hush-hush.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025
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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
The department tried their best to keep the whole operation hush-hush.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
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State and federal law include strict privacy protections that keep people’s personal data confidential and keep everyone safe from identity theft.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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There is a First World War U-boat that somehow glides from underneath Lake Michigan all the way to Croatia, commandeered by its captain, post-Armistice, for new and clandestine uses.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Co-created by The New York Times bestselling author Carr and season 1 creator and showrunner David DiGilio, Dark Wolf follows Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) on his journey from the SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA special operations.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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These include satellites apparently so secret that the US government refused to identify the agency that owns them.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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As Chad becomes a success, Holliday may be the key to reviving the dying football team, all while maintaining his secret identity.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Outside undercover officers stopped a car with two brothers and their parents in it.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
25 Sep. 2025
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Then, on October 16 — a week ahead of the Vikings’ showdown with the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football — star wide receiver Jefferson goes undercover as a nature photographer to get the inside scoop on the fast-growing sport of flag football.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Of those, four are standalone structures on the water and share a private dock with individual slips for boats 31-feet long.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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All applicants must be over 18 and able to attend an in-person intensive from May 27th to June 1st, 2026, at a private resort in Lake Arrowhead, California.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 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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Hays arranged a covert meeting with Fitzwater in the courthouse annex.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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In the 1980s, The War on Drugs was in full swing, and the FBI was willing to try risky covert techniques to break up the cartels.—
Greg Hanlon,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Middle Tennessee's erosion-prone limestone and other hard bedrock have historically precluded Nashville leadership from exploring underground transportation.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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But Edison’s bulb was just one piece of a much more complicated system that included an efficient dynamo – the powerful machine that generated electricity – plus a network of underground wires and new types of lamps.—
Ernest Freeberg,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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