secrecy
noun
se·cre·cy
ˈsē-krə-sē 
plural secrecies
1
: the condition of being hidden or concealed
2
: the habit or practice of keeping secrets or maintaining privacy or concealment
Examples of secrecy in a Sentence
this administration's steadfast adherence to secrecy is beginning to cost it the trust of the voters
Recent Examples on the Web
Chula Vista has said its hesitation to release footage is not about a desire for secrecy.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Despite being the largest animal on the planet, blue whales maintain a life of secrecy, spending their days in the deep, open ocean.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Phatak’s testimony marks the first time Tesla has publicly explained these design decisions, peeling back the curtain on a system shrouded in secrecy by the company and its controversial CEO, Elon Musk.
—Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
At home, Ukraine is stepping up its own efforts to produce artillery shells under programs shrouded in secrecy, lest the locations become targets for Russian missiles.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In secrecy, the husband liquidated his investment and retirement accounts to purchase shares in the target company.
—Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Not even journalists and industry insiders received episodes of that season in advance, as HBO wanted to keep the fate of Westeros — and a sleeping Jon Snow — under unprecedented levels of secrecy.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
This tension between secrecy and transparency has animated much of the debate around generative AI since ChatGPT arrived, in late 2022.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
That my hometown, and even my own family, bred secrecy.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Despite being the largest animal on the planet, blue whales maintain a life of secrecy, spending their days in the deep, open ocean.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Phatak’s testimony marks the first time Tesla has publicly explained these design decisions, peeling back the curtain on a system shrouded in secrecy by the company and its controversial CEO, Elon Musk.
—Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
At home, Ukraine is stepping up its own efforts to produce artillery shells under programs shrouded in secrecy, lest the locations become targets for Russian missiles.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In secrecy, the husband liquidated his investment and retirement accounts to purchase shares in the target company.
—Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Not even journalists and industry insiders received episodes of that season in advance, as HBO wanted to keep the fate of Westeros — and a sleeping Jon Snow — under unprecedented levels of secrecy.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
This tension between secrecy and transparency has animated much of the debate around generative AI since ChatGPT arrived, in late 2022.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
That my hometown, and even my own family, bred secrecy.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
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secrecy
noun
se·cre·cy
ˈsē-krə-sē
plural secrecies
1
: the habit of keeping secrets : secretiveness
2
: the quality or state of being hidden or concealed
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