privy to

idiom

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

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Was the trader just lucky or privy to classified government deliberations? Bobby Allyn, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026 Aikman is privy to that in ways most aren’t. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026 The new owner will also be privy to plenty of amenities via a $2,941 monthly common charge, including a 24-hour doorman, a concierge, a gym, and a private 75-square-foot storage room in the basement. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025 What are the challenges of working with children on set given the serious adult material of the movie that the child characters are only sometimes privy to understanding? Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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