as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
he was furious when his friend revealed to others information that he had shared confidentially
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Recent Examples of confidentially
SpaceX confidentially filed with the Securities Exchange Commission in April and is set to debut with Nasdaq early next month.
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Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Last week, the company filed confidentially for an initial public offering, and plans to make its stock-market debut later this year, Bloomberg News has reported.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Producing the Midas List is a months-long process that begins each January, when venture firms around the world are invited to confidentially submit portfolio and investment data.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Their contracts require them to confidentially arbitrate with the commissioner (or his designee) as the arbitrator.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026
SpaceX has filed confidentially to go public and is seeking to raise as much as $75 billion at a valuation of more than $2 trillion, Bloomberg News has reported, which would be the largest IPO of all time.
—Anthony Hughes, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Other victims have only shared their experiences confidentially with experts, investigators and medical staff.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Last week, the company filed confidentially for an initial public offering, and plans to make its stock-market debut later this year, Bloomberg News has reported.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Producing the Midas List is a months-long process that begins each January, when venture firms around the world are invited to confidentially submit portfolio and investment data.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Their contracts require them to confidentially arbitrate with the commissioner (or his designee) as the arbitrator.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026
SpaceX has filed confidentially to go public and is seeking to raise as much as $75 billion at a valuation of more than $2 trillion, Bloomberg News has reported, which would be the largest IPO of all time.
—Anthony Hughes, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Other victims have only shared their experiences confidentially with experts, investigators and medical staff.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentially
Adverb
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In a culture obsessed with self-improvement, doing something badly and privately can feel almost rebellious.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Some commanders paid lip service to the agreement, the soldiers said, while privately voicing desire for the war in Gaza to continue.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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However, Jimmy discovers that Michael was secretly selling the voice and likeness of clients to AI companies without their consent and uses that revelation to blackmail him into stepping down.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Sun also pleaded guilty to charges that accused him of secretly working for China and was sentenced this year to four years in prison.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Confidentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentially. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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