privy to

idiom

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

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Assistants are privy to the big picture, including whether communication and relationships are mutually productive. John Hall, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 While there’s debate about the effectiveness of the strikes — few of us are privy to the intelligence on what actually happened deep in the mountains of Fordo — the aftermath is starting to emerge. Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 24 June 2025 Court proceedings are sealed, but according to accounts from journalists' sources privy to confidential documents, as years passed, Murdoch began to feel his oldest son Lachlan would best reflect and carry on his right-leaning views. Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 June 2025 Instead the viewer is privy to the myriad reasons why people partner instead of love: to make one’s sister jealous, to have or bear children, to make one’s parents happy. Myisha Battle, Time, 20 June 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 13 Jul. 2025.

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