IN CAMERA Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

in camera

adverb

Definition of in camera

as in privately

in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others the board of trustees met in camera to decide the fate of the embattled university president

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And despite the confrontations, Kotzmacher said rally supporters received more positive feedback, privately.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Sources say Newcastle are now privately insisting the 21-year-old will not leave.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of privately

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Anthropic and OpenAI have both filed with the SEC confidentially and are expected to list within the next year.

— Kate Rooney, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
OpenAI has confidentially filed for its own IPO, while Anthropic, Databricks and Cohere are widely expected to follow.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of confidentially

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The accusations only make Winifred, who has secretly been dealing with a rapidly fraying psyche, more paranoid, leading to bloody and dangerous consequences.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Some say that this is partly because both miners and coal companies deliberately hid these figures, secretly burying their dead in the mountains, so as not to show weakness to the enemy.

— Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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