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Recent Examples of closed-door
After Trump's closed-door meeting with Zelenskyy, the two presidents walked to a different part of the White House where seven other European leaders were waiting.
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Court filings for a case seeking the removal of three Keller school board trustees under the same Local Government Code statute put Davis at the center of closed-door discussions last year on the legal process for splitting the district.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2025
November 12, 2024 In a reversal, the Biden administration tells environmental groups in a closed-door meeting that the U.S. will no longer back production caps as part of the plastics treaty.
—Joseph Winters, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
In a press conference after the closed-door talk, Trump appeared to publicly reject U.S. intelligence community findings of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and to accept Putin's denial of the interference.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Court filings for a case seeking the removal of three Keller school board trustees under the same Local Government Code statute put Davis at the center of closed-door discussions last year on the legal process for splitting the district.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2025
November 12, 2024 In a reversal, the Biden administration tells environmental groups in a closed-door meeting that the U.S. will no longer back production caps as part of the plastics treaty.
—Joseph Winters, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
In a press conference after the closed-door talk, Trump appeared to publicly reject U.S. intelligence community findings of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and to accept Putin's denial of the interference.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-door
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As late as last week, Weiss was still expected to speak at The Seminar, an off-the-record gathering of PR professionals in Scottsdale, Arizona.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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In February, Carro held a 27-minute, off-the-record bench conference during an otherwise public hearing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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In Disclosure Day, cybersecurity expert Daniel Kellner (O’Connor) steals files confirming alien contact from the Wardex Corporation, an off-the-books non-governmental organization.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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But statistics fail to convey the humanity of yard sales—the caprice, whimsy, and high spirits, as well as the cunning, weirdness, and heartbreak, that charge and thicken the air when two people agree to perform an off-the-books monetary transaction.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Some may be announced publicly; others may happen in more clandestine ways.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
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But clandestine flows aren’t the biggest factor behind the market calm.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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In July 1971, Henry Kissinger, then national security adviser to President Richard Nixon, arrived in Beijing on his famous secret mission — the back-channel visit that helped re-open the door between two countries that had little direct contact for more than two decades.—
Xianda Huang,
The Conversation,
16 May 2026
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The messiness of a 13-year scientific undertaking, the back-channel negotiations, the philosophical disagreements, the institutional maneuvering — none of that fits neatly into an obituary.—
Zachary Utz,
STAT,
15 May 2026
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-door. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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