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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis
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Recent Examples of hush-hush
The band is hard at work on their 15th album, though details are currently hush-hush.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 18 July 2025
Snap up these hush-hush Pottery Barn outlet deals before they’re gone.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 21 June 2025
The department tried their best to keep the whole operation hush-hush.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025
Prosecutors contend Combs leaned on employees and used his music and fashion empire to facilitate and cover up his behavior, sometimes making threats to keep them in line and his misconduct hush-hush.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 18 July 2025
Snap up these hush-hush Pottery Barn outlet deals before they’re gone.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 21 June 2025
The department tried their best to keep the whole operation hush-hush.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025
Prosecutors contend Combs leaned on employees and used his music and fashion empire to facilitate and cover up his behavior, sometimes making threats to keep them in line and his misconduct hush-hush.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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An adequate business connection-building organization customarily structures its groups around confidential discussion boards, consistent conferences or meetings, and like-minded experiences.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The position of chief judge, currently held by Timothy Evans, will instead be determined by an election held behind closed doors during a clandestine voting process in which fellow judges cast their secret ballots.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Journaling, secret crushes and clandestine affairs take precedence.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Choosing who carries the card out can be rooted in superstition, some secret joke or, simply, the closest player to the dugout steps.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The secret weapon is flower pollen, according to their study recently published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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In it, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning goes undercover in heavy prosthetics and a wig and dons the alias Chad Powers to try out as a walk-on quarterback for Penn State football.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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Senate Bill 627, for example, would prohibit law enforcement agents from covering their faces to obscure their identity, carving out exceptions for SWAT teams and undercover officers.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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In some states where there is no anonymity for individual winners, people can still claim prizes anonymously through private trusts.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the new private terminal is winning their support, with the backing of historians and preservationists who have been fighting to maintain South Florida’s aviation legacy in a region known for tearing down buildings.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Get Ready: Katy Perry Has Released a Sneak Peek of Her New Song And the internet has receipts.—
Mehera Bonner,
Marie Claire,
15 Mar. 2017
Adjective
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Woman of the Hour In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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That provision allows a president to take covert actions as long as Congress is informed.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Korean Central News Agency/AP What To Know North Korea has conducted six underground nuclear tests since 2006, the most recent in 2017.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Around a million years ago, a sinkhole opened, turning the Cedar Creek waterway into an underground river.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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