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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
a tell-all book about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that got him the vice presidential nomination
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in the hostages being released unharmed
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Recent Examples of behind-the-scenes
Cameras are banned from locker rooms, and behind-the-scenes moments remain hidden from public view.
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Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Cirque du Soleil fans can soon view some of the troupe’s most iconic costumes at a first-ever Las Vegas exhibition that pulls back the curtain on many of the company’s behind-the-scenes secrets.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
From creative differences to costars suing each other to marital affairs, check out these eight movies that made major headlines for their behind-the-scenes drama.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
In addition to exhibits (including a 15,000 saltwater pool), there are behind-the-scenes tours and experiences that visitors of all ages can enjoy.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
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Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Cirque du Soleil fans can soon view some of the troupe’s most iconic costumes at a first-ever Las Vegas exhibition that pulls back the curtain on many of the company’s behind-the-scenes secrets.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
From creative differences to costars suing each other to marital affairs, check out these eight movies that made major headlines for their behind-the-scenes drama.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
In addition to exhibits (including a 15,000 saltwater pool), there are behind-the-scenes tours and experiences that visitors of all ages can enjoy.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behind-the-scenes
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The survey is confidential, and no personal information will be collected or shared, county officials said.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2025
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Conversations between an attorney and their client are confidential, but phone lines in ICE facilities are not.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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The hardline group does not allow girls to study beyond grade six, and so the project runs classes online, through the radio and even has a network of clandestine schools that educate over 5,000 girls across Afghanistan and employ over 100 teachers.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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Born in Poland in 1920, Karol Józef Wojtyła attended clandestine seminaries and frequented groups of intellectuals who met in secret to discuss ways of undermining Communism from within.—
Yvonnick Denoël,
airmail.news,
1 Feb. 2025
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In the years immediately following, Yardley remained in Indiana, working on a series of other books and a commercial secret ink.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Perched on a coastline of pure beauty, its sandy coves and rocky shorelines offer secret summer escapes without the crowds, while downtown, the art galleries, antique shops, and beer gardens are bustling with activity.—
Eliseé Browchuk,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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This time, Reacher must help rescue an undercover DEA informant while confronting his own haunted past, according to Prime Video.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Unaware that Kelso was an undercover brother, Torres is at the bar trying to talk Lenny into getting him in touch with Wilk.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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People in certain regions of Minnesota, especially the southeast, have long been at a higher risk of nitrate contamination from their private wells.—
MinnPost,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Acquired some fifteen years ago from a private seller, the unsigned portrait—painted in Paris in 1906—was recently authenticated and published in the Modigliani archive of Rome.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This isn’t a sly spy carrying out a covert operation; this is a spy whose careful plans have been overtaken by events.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history Friday, capping a covert operation that included owner Shad Khan moving on from general manager Trent Baalke and Coen reversing course with the Bucs.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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It was called a hypothesis on how to perfectly construct an underground civilization built for 25,000 people.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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In Spring, a brutal Immigration Removal Centre is described in distressing detail—but Smith also imagines a kind of underground railroad for migrants anxious to avoid the authorities.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Behind-the-scenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behind-the-scenes. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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