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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
Fans were treated to behind-the-scenes stories, plenty of laughs, and a reminder of why this mockumentary still holds a special place in comedy history.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025
As such, there's plenty of behind-the-scenes footage in the archive, which is helpful for a project like this.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 21 June 2025
Just another of the duo’s behind-the-scenes achievements.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
Creatives behind The Golden Girls shared funny and, at times, very candid behind-the-scenes stories during a 40th-anniversary celebration of the long-running hit show on Wednesday night.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025
As such, there's plenty of behind-the-scenes footage in the archive, which is helpful for a project like this.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 21 June 2025
Just another of the duo’s behind-the-scenes achievements.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
Creatives behind The Golden Girls shared funny and, at times, very candid behind-the-scenes stories during a 40th-anniversary celebration of the long-running hit show on Wednesday night.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behind-the-scenes
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Her usual duties included accessing confidential deputy records and internal affairs investigations.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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The city argued the policy was confidential, and would interfere with the department’s ability to fight crime.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
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American veterans and others have traveled to smaller, clandestine clinics for treatment to deal with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Gi-hun, who’d found his way back in the clandestine gaming complex (situated inside a mountain on a remote island), is Player 456 again among a new round of contestants.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Peter Vack This fictional tale collapses the internet, theater, and the movie screen into a dystopian world where, with the creation of a world blurring online and offline, the three merge into a secret fourth thing.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Amazon’s secret outlet has more than 20,000 markdowns on summer clothing and accessories.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Sarli did, however, recently post about the ordeal on TikTok, so her viral video and media attention might expose their undercover rendezvous to the bride and groom.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Another investigator used an undercover profile to contact Slusher as others worked to identify him, deputies said.—
Kate Linderman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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And while transgender adults now have more autonomy to make private decisions for themselves, the Skrmetti decision will no doubt encourage some states to try to ban gender-affirming care for anyone altogether.—
Martin Padgett,
Time,
18 June 2025
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The private orbital mission will bring billionaire Jared Isaacman to space for a second time after 2021′s Inspiration4 mission.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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For every regime change at the hands of Americans that went well—think Adolf Hitler’s exit from Germany and Benito Mussolini from Italy—there are multitudes that went off the rails: six overt attempts during the Cold War and another 64 in covert operations.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
19 June 2025
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The Whyte Python World Tour by Travis Kennedy The laughs are as big as the mullets in this rollicking story about a hugely successful hair-metal band that’s really a cover for a covert operation in Cold War-era Eastern Europe.—
Andrea Lavinthal,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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This ambitious project is powered by an army of 432 small robots that are moving the massive structure about 33 feet each day to make way for a new underground development.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his cabinet directed the British war effort during World War II from this secret underground complex.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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