back-channel

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Recent Examples of back-channel The summit marked the culmination of several months of back-channel diplomacy. Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for back-channel
Adjective
  • The following account is based on Bloomberg reporting over nearly two years, including on- and off-the-record conversations with more than two dozen analysts, fund managers, traders and current and former company employees.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 20 July 2025
  • Details are classified for now, though this reporter was promised an off-the-record reveal at AIFF’s rooftop soiree.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Rubio, who is also Trump’s national security adviser, was one of three U.S. officials to participate in a closed-door meeting with the Russian delegation on Friday in Alaska.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The revelation was made by House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) after Barr testified in a closed-door interview during the House Oversight Committee’s investigation of the federal government’s handling of Epstein’s case.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Scott got his first paying job at age 11, an off-the-books gig at A Bicycle Odyssey, a bike shop in Sausalito, California, frequented by the likes of Robin Williams, members of the band The Grateful Dead and Huey Lewis.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In the 2021 film, Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) stars as Hutch Mansell, a by-the-numbers working stiff who harbors a secret past as an off-the-books government assassin.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The position of chief judge, currently held by Timothy Evans, will instead be determined by an election held behind closed doors during a clandestine voting process in which fellow judges cast their secret ballots.
    Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Journaling, secret crushes and clandestine affairs take precedence.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • When one fan posted a surreptitious photo of Sudeikis and Hunt hanging out at a bar, commenters warned them to not share the location.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
  • These, though, have generally either been surreptitious efforts or ones that the White House has attempted strenuously to legally justify.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Woman of the Hour In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That provision allows a president to take covert actions as long as Congress is informed.
    Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Back-channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-channel. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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