as in secrecy
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
Depending on the friendship, expectations around confidentiality aren’t always clear.
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Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
At least two different Idaho laws protect the confidentiality of complaints and investigations into professional licensees, and a third law protects medical licensees specifically.
—Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Some require photo identification, and some have exceptions for low-income voters, those who have religious beliefs against being photographed, or those who are victims of domestic abuse and require confidentiality.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
The commission takes seriously its job of protecting the public while ensuring a judge's confidentiality — as handed down in the state court rules — amid an investigation, said Helland.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Training is provided for treatment coordinators, reception, and marketing staff on the effective use of AI tools, fact-checking and accuracy, maintaining the Southport Road Dental tone of voice, as well as patient confidentiality and data handling.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, a federal judge upheld the judicial system's commitment to confidentiality by rejecting the DOJ's request to unseal grand jury transcripts connected to Epstein's case.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
This absolute confidentiality helps give penitents the confidence to approach confession forthrightly, without holding back.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
That line of questioning set off a skirmish between the CDCR official and Menendez attorney Rummel about taking things offline so to speak and to discuss the matter confidentiality.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
At least two different Idaho laws protect the confidentiality of complaints and investigations into professional licensees, and a third law protects medical licensees specifically.
—Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Some require photo identification, and some have exceptions for low-income voters, those who have religious beliefs against being photographed, or those who are victims of domestic abuse and require confidentiality.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
The commission takes seriously its job of protecting the public while ensuring a judge's confidentiality — as handed down in the state court rules — amid an investigation, said Helland.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Training is provided for treatment coordinators, reception, and marketing staff on the effective use of AI tools, fact-checking and accuracy, maintaining the Southport Road Dental tone of voice, as well as patient confidentiality and data handling.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, a federal judge upheld the judicial system's commitment to confidentiality by rejecting the DOJ's request to unseal grand jury transcripts connected to Epstein's case.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
This absolute confidentiality helps give penitents the confidence to approach confession forthrightly, without holding back.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
That line of questioning set off a skirmish between the CDCR official and Menendez attorney Rummel about taking things offline so to speak and to discuss the matter confidentiality.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentiality
Noun
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This environment of mass detentions, human rights violations and secrecy has created a lucrative side business for corrupt official who prey on family members of the imprisoned.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some employees choose to keep their relationship secret because such relationships are banned in their organization, others choose secrecy for privacy reasons or because the relationship is extramarital.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most Celestiq buyers remain anonymous for their privacy.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The home, which Drake in a brief interview said should be finished in about two years, will be 9,720 square feet, have three stories, five bedrooms, a partially unfinished basement, an attached garage, with a wall surrounding the property for privacy.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Confidentiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentiality. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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