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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
Adjective
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Conecta Summit, an invitation-only session, will bring together 20 senior international executives from studios, streamers, production companies and big tech in a closed-door, off-the-record setting.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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The paper reported that Williamson and Wilkins never met, had one off-the-record phone call, and exchanged emails during the course of Williamson’s reporting.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Polk estimates that the majority of gamblers who don’t have other sources of income, such as sponsorships or social media channels, will either fail to turn a profit under the new rules or begin playing in more off-the-books games.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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In 1985, Marty McFly (played by Lucas Hallauer) is a skateboarding high schooler who is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time machine — ensconced in a DeLorean sports car — by nutty off-the-books scientist Doc Brown (David Josefsberg).—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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But in the current political climate, clandestine behaviors could win out.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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These relations are not based on secrecy or clandestine arrangements.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 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 23 May. 2026.
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