closed-door

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Recent Examples of closed-door In its closed-door briefing to lawmakers, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said that Russia had given North Korea air defense missiles, electronic warfare equipment, drones and technology for spy satellite launches. Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025 Defense focuses on mystery rapper The first two hours of court on Thursday were dominated by a closed-door conversation between the judge overseeing the case, Combs' lawyers and federal prosecutors. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 June 2025 Lawyers specializing in open government law told the Star-Telegram that the board likely violated the Texas Open Meetings Act with that closed-door discussion. Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025 The proceedings got a late start today because Judge Arun Subramanian and the lawyers stepped away for a closed-door meeting to hash out ground rules for Jane’s cross-examination. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for closed-door
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-door
Adjective
  • Most of these off-the-record asks happen during early development: pitches, mood boards, preproduction.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 4 June 2025
  • Here are five hard truths that emerged from the keynotes, panels, and off-the-record conversations at the Summit—insights every professional needs to hear right now.
    Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Whoops: Dozens die south of the border when Joe leads an off-the-books attack on human traffickers.
    Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
  • Charges were dropped Tuesday against the one-time manager of a former off-the-books Gary strip club after the man died, filings show.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-door. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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