as in private
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
someone leaked confidential government information to the press
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Recent Examples of confidential
The Lifeline is a national network of local crisis care centers that provide free, confidential support to people experiencing mental health crises.
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Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 5 Mar. 2026
All calls will be kept confidential.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
OpenAI’s annual revenue run rate (ARR) recently topped $25 billion, while Anthropic has crossed $19 billion, according to sources familiar with the companies’ financials who requested anonymity because the details are confidential.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The settlement with the individual deputy is confidential.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
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Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 5 Mar. 2026
All calls will be kept confidential.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
OpenAI’s annual revenue run rate (ARR) recently topped $25 billion, while Anthropic has crossed $19 billion, according to sources familiar with the companies’ financials who requested anonymity because the details are confidential.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The settlement with the individual deputy is confidential.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidential
Adjective
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Laura Hyatt, director of the presenting nonprofit organization Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), said roughly half of the funding for the project came from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project, with the rest raised from other foundations and private donors.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Take a long walk without earbuds and clear a corner for reflection today, because insight blooms when your mind feels unhurried and private.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There are also daily lectures from guides on everything from the secret lives of plants to the complexity of Amazonian fish species.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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The musketeer names are code names so that these resistance operatives can keep their real identities secret.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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School Board President Daryn Drum said the school board directed staff to limit the number of layoff notices, or pink slips, that are to be issued to teachers and classified support staff.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Until recently, Anthropic had been the only AI provider operating inside the Pentagon's classified cloud.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This Mercury-Jupiter trine unites your distant 9th house and your personal 1st house, since Jupiter’s currently in your sign.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Keeping personal feelings under wraps is a good idea for the last day of March’s run of darkness in the stars.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The case was settled in September for an undisclosed amount.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Last week, the Wilkinsburg board approved an out-of-court settlement with that employee for an undisclosed amount.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There were also stories about Reinsdorf not being amused by the wise-cracking or esoteric commentary by Benetti during play-by-play, as if baseball were a deadly serious sport that should be treated with more dignity.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Venus’ connection to Uranus supports your interest or involvement in an esoteric or exotic community.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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During a fiery congressional hearing last month, Democrats excoriated Bondi over haphazard redactions in the Epstein files that exposed intimate details about victims and included nude photographs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Pacific Electric will be on the small side for a theater, a more intimate peer of downtown’s Regent or Bellwether.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Confidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidential. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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