privy to

idiom

: allowed to know about (something secret)
I wasn't privy to their plans.

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Neither side can let what happened with the Avs and Rantanen affect this negotiation, but the shadow of it lingers for everyone who isn’t privy to the conversations between Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland and agent Michael Deutsch. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025 The athlete or coach could impact the game or be privy to insider information, such as whether a player is injured, that would be valuable to bettors. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Chip starts looking into the environmental lawyer who would’ve been privy to those depositions, only to learn that the guy, Kenneth Stockton, found himself in the middle of a smear campaign, mostly by way of stories on Eagle News, and not long after, Kenneth killed himself. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025 As a first-grade teacher, Gina Range is often privy to some of the most audacious and amusing comments from her class of 6- and 7-year-olds. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for privy to

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“Privy to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privy%20to. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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