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Recent Examples of discreetly
Visits by senior officials from Taiwan to Japan are sensitive, and such trips, if any, are usually conducted discreetly.
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Yian Lee, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Smaller bars are easier to store discreetly, but larger bars consolidate value into fewer pieces, which can simplify organization.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Two others – Dallas and Chicago - have joined the tank brigade more discreetly, with the Mavericks shutting down Kyrie Irving for the season and the Bulls trading four players for four lesser players and nine second-round picks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Autonomous aircraft can move smaller loads more discreetly.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
The strategy follows interactions used by luxury houses, where sales associates discreetly preview merchandise to their best customers.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Students can ask for help discreetly, Ligon said, by using a student app or telling a social worker or teacher.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
As a person traveling alone, I was checked on frequently, but discreetly—I was attended to, but not smothered.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Some brands are also trying to discreetly hop on the bandwagon, walking a fine line by selling candles featuring the characters’ jersey numbers and editing their products into pictures from the show’s premiere.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Yian Lee, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Smaller bars are easier to store discreetly, but larger bars consolidate value into fewer pieces, which can simplify organization.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Two others – Dallas and Chicago - have joined the tank brigade more discreetly, with the Mavericks shutting down Kyrie Irving for the season and the Bulls trading four players for four lesser players and nine second-round picks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Autonomous aircraft can move smaller loads more discreetly.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
The strategy follows interactions used by luxury houses, where sales associates discreetly preview merchandise to their best customers.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Students can ask for help discreetly, Ligon said, by using a student app or telling a social worker or teacher.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
As a person traveling alone, I was checked on frequently, but discreetly—I was attended to, but not smothered.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Some brands are also trying to discreetly hop on the bandwagon, walking a fine line by selling candles featuring the characters’ jersey numbers and editing their products into pictures from the show’s premiere.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discreetly
Adverb
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China's ambassador on disarmament, Shen Jian, did not directly address DiNanno's charge but said Beijing had always acted prudently and responsibly on nuclear issues.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Utilities must control costs, operate efficiently, manage projects prudently, and meet performance standards to achieve them.—
Rory M. Christian,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Rather than trying to cram in too much, Irontown Modular has sensibly kept things nice and simple inside, and this helps lend the space an open and spacious appearance.—
Adam Williams
March 03,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ukraine sensibly sees firm security guarantees as the necessary starting point to ensure that any territorial concessions don’t become a foothold from which Russia can simply resume its attack.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Choose your source material carefully, research access and logistics, time your visit wisely, and above all, travel with respect for the communities that make these beloved locations possible.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Reserving for Congress the authority to declare war does not mean that Congress will always use its power wisely.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That said, silver investing should be approached judiciously at all times, but particularly this March, despite its inflation-hedging and portfolio diversifying features being well known.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Acquiring Poitras wouldn’t be especially affordable, and a Bruins team that’s keeping an eye on the future would probably be looking for the sort of futures that the Canucks need to spend very judiciously (if at all) in return.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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What Muller is flagging, politely, almost generously, is that policy unpredictability is now doing more damage than hardship.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The case exposed the depressing banality of it all—the man smiling politely at you at the bakery, only to rape your comatose body at night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Cannon’s decision held that if a prosecutor was not validly appointed, dismissal of the case is the only remedy.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
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If Halligan wasn’t validly appointed, the indictment may be legally void.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Most importantly, as mentioned, Gudas has one of the longer rap sheets in the league, albeit all from earlier in his career (between 2015 and 2019), when these reckless plays were fairly routine for him.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Questions of reparations are a fairly academic subject.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Once again, Florida’s LGBTQ population justifiably feels targeted by the DeSantis administration.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Leeds United could justifiably take a week-long training camp in Birmingham from this weekend.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Discreetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discreetly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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