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the quality or state of being private or confidential
All medical records are treated with complete confidentiality.
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Recent Examples of confidentiality
Sensitive financial information and family data require secure systems and robust governance processes to protect confidentiality and operational resilience.
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Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Therapists are bound by strict confidentiality obligations that make warning third parties ethically and legally complicated.
—Anat Lior, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Saunders, who has worked at Arsenal since 2017, explains that from the player perspective, confidentiality builds trust, reduces anxiety, encourages early communication and allows better decision-making.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 May 2026
For her part, Roberts would not say when a contract would be signed or a new system implemented, citing a need for confidentiality.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Arbitration is also conducted in private and with strict confidentiality provisions.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Forms of regulation range from restrictions on cigarette advertising to hate speech laws to shield laws that give journalists special rights to confidentiality.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The judge also learned from New Haven State’s Attorney John Doyle that Boyne violated a confidentiality order from Brown by providing a statement Moukawsher gave to the state probation department to another blogger who promotes Boyne and his conspiracy theories.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Therapists are bound by strict confidentiality obligations that make warning third parties ethically and legally complicated.
—Anat Lior, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Therapists are bound by strict confidentiality obligations that make warning third parties ethically and legally complicated.
—Anat Lior, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Saunders, who has worked at Arsenal since 2017, explains that from the player perspective, confidentiality builds trust, reduces anxiety, encourages early communication and allows better decision-making.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 May 2026
For her part, Roberts would not say when a contract would be signed or a new system implemented, citing a need for confidentiality.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Arbitration is also conducted in private and with strict confidentiality provisions.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Forms of regulation range from restrictions on cigarette advertising to hate speech laws to shield laws that give journalists special rights to confidentiality.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The judge also learned from New Haven State’s Attorney John Doyle that Boyne violated a confidentiality order from Brown by providing a statement Moukawsher gave to the state probation department to another blogger who promotes Boyne and his conspiracy theories.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Therapists are bound by strict confidentiality obligations that make warning third parties ethically and legally complicated.
—Anat Lior, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentiality
Noun
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Leo simultaneously defends the secrecy of confession as religious freedom, despite critics calling it an abuse shield, and sidesteps a meeting with ex-Opus Dei members amid Argentine investigations.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The end of the state legislative session in Albany reveals that once again secrecy and opacity were the norm as the public business was conducted out of sight from the public.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The issue at hand – renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA – has created strange political bedfellows this year on Capitol Hill, miring lawmakers in a debate pitting privacy against safety while consuming much of Congress' election-year time.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In suites, a sliding hearth features built-in lighting and shelves, creating a separation between the living area and bedroom for guest privacy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Confidentiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentiality. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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