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Recent Examples of discreetly
The bag stayed locked, secure, and close to my body—discreetly smart, without shouting its tech features to the world.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Bolton asked her to discreetly prepare a memo that presented more reasonable alternatives.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
When screens are incorporated, they're increasingly concealed within cabinetry, hidden behind artwork, or integrated more discreetly into the room.
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Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
In the middle of the ocean, dependable internet is hard to come by — but these sea satellites work to discreetly relay information from the ocean to people on land.
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Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Colleagues discreetly checked their text messages and whispered in corners trying to figure out who was staying and who was gone.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
9 June 2026
Powell’s technique of discreetly making the audience complicit by placing us within the killer’s lens takes on new meaning in an era of true crime fascination.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
In a field outside of Kyiv last weekend, a van was parked discreetly behind some trees.
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Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
Through the revolving door is the famous Grand Promenade—a wide walkway down to the sea, blue and glittering beyond the low white building of Eden-Roc, which discreetly houses three restaurants, six bars, the Pavilion suites and the poolside.
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Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Bolton asked her to discreetly prepare a memo that presented more reasonable alternatives.
—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
When screens are incorporated, they're increasingly concealed within cabinetry, hidden behind artwork, or integrated more discreetly into the room.
—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
In the middle of the ocean, dependable internet is hard to come by — but these sea satellites work to discreetly relay information from the ocean to people on land.
—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Colleagues discreetly checked their text messages and whispered in corners trying to figure out who was staying and who was gone.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
9 June 2026
Powell’s technique of discreetly making the audience complicit by placing us within the killer’s lens takes on new meaning in an era of true crime fascination.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
In a field outside of Kyiv last weekend, a van was parked discreetly behind some trees.
—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
Through the revolving door is the famous Grand Promenade—a wide walkway down to the sea, blue and glittering beyond the low white building of Eden-Roc, which discreetly houses three restaurants, six bars, the Pavilion suites and the poolside.
—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discreetly
Adverb
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Faced with rising costs and declining revenues, the North County Transit District is prudently reducing expenses by freezing open positions.
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The war’s real-time developments affect the ability of every Fortune Global 500 executive to forecast accurately and lead prudently.
Adverb
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Want to refresh your look for the summer months both chicly and sensibly?
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To protect small businesses, the bill sensibly exempts employers with 25 or fewer employees.
Adverb
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Once a newly public company has an influx of cash from the IPO, there is no guarantee that the company will spend it wisely.
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This results from the way the Conservative and Labour parties outsource the final choice of their political leaders these days to party memberships, who do not always choose wisely.
Adverb
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As with many double albums (ahem, GN’R’s Use Your Illusions), Load and ReLoad have the songs between them to make up a single four-and-a-half-star album, had Metallica judiciously whittled down the track list and immersed themselves in their newfound other-ness.
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Water of the Ogallala needs to be used more judiciously.
Adverb
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For much of the last two seasons, Washington’s defense has been out of sync, to put it politely.
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Almost nine years after their awkward handshake at the 2017 Bastille Day military parade, the two men politely shook hands and expressed their affinity for each other.
Adverb
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The French Cour d’appel de Versailles determined that a child could claim against assets located in France even though the decedent had validly designated the succession laws of a foreign country that did not recognize forced heirship.
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Each branch of government derives its authority from the trust placed in it by the People, and Congress has validly determined that this Act helps to maintain that trust by shining some light on the activities of the President and his aides.
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Douglas said automatic gratuities also serve a practical purpose for larger parties, helping to ensure servers are fairly compensated for the additional coordination and service those tables require.
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Still, box office held fairly steady in the June heat, with total receipts of $36,698,946 down just 6% from the previous week and 7% from this time last season.
Adverb
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Considered through that lens, a cash- and staff-strapped federal agency might justifiably divest itself of the property.
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Young’s putting improvements earlier in the season were justifiably celebrated, but there’s been a brief slowdown in that area lately.
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“Discreetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discreetly. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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