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
Family planning services include contraception, pregnancy testing and counseling as well as confidential STI testing and treatment.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The New York Times later reported that those subpoenas sought confidential patient information from doctors and hospitals.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The health department does not comment on active epidemiological investigations and information gathered during the investigation is confidential, spokesperson Isabel Kilman said in a statement Tuesday.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Businesses log in to access this closed ecosystem, keeping these exclusive prices confidential and separate from public hotel pricing.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The New York Times later reported that those subpoenas sought confidential patient information from doctors and hospitals.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The health department does not comment on active epidemiological investigations and information gathered during the investigation is confidential, spokesperson Isabel Kilman said in a statement Tuesday.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Businesses log in to access this closed ecosystem, keeping these exclusive prices confidential and separate from public hotel pricing.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidential
Adjective
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Its members include defense attorneys and prosecutors, public interest lawyers and private practitioners, judges, and law firm attorneys.—
Muhammad U. Faridi,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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Constructed from 1933 to 1934 to house Nashville's main post office, it was restored to its original splendor through a public/private partnership campaign led by Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. and his family.—
Jennifer Brett,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the 2021 film, Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) stars as Hutch Mansell, a by-the-numbers working stiff who harbors a secret past as an off-the-books government assassin.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The art market is like a stock market where all the shares and their owners are secret.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Smith brought two cases against Trump, one accusing him of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and the other of hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Aug. 2025
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Last summer, Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, dismissed the classified documents case on grounds that Smith was not properly appointed by Garland because he was not approved by the U.S. Senate.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The third level involves strengthening behavior, particularly in personal and professional contexts.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Johnson’s office directed questions to his political team, which confirmed the payments from a campaign account but said the property was being rented as office space — not a personal residence.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His father, King Charles III, was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February 2024.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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On July 30, Edward Saatchi’s Fable Studios announced an undisclosed investment by Amazon in Showrunner, a platform dedicated to AI content that allows users to create episodes with a prompt of just a couple of words.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The concern is understandable since the result could well become something too esoteric or scholarly for its own good.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Thus, every Sunday there would be a large gathering of family on the farm to enjoy an esoteric dark roux gumbo.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Luis García Montero, her husband, ventures into that void and, in doing so, completes the intimate portrait of a writer who knew, like few others, knew how to tell us the story of our own lives.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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The previous day, the couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in the bride's childhood neighborhood, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Confidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidential. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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