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Recent Examples of open secret
This was an open secret, reported at the time and arising even in Moyers’s documentary.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The outlet noted this was an open secret in most Hollywood circles.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
In recent weeks, Ramaswamy's gubernatorial aspirations have been an open secret.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Over time, the military’s influence over both the judicial and executive branches of government has become an open secret in Pakistan.
—Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2025
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The outlet noted this was an open secret in most Hollywood circles.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
In recent weeks, Ramaswamy's gubernatorial aspirations have been an open secret.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Over time, the military’s influence over both the judicial and executive branches of government has become an open secret in Pakistan.
—Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open secret
ancient history
Noun
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From ancient history to astrophysics, every new notion only reinforces the idea that being born was all a big mistake.—
Domenico Starnone,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
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Maybe not — because 1992 feels like ancient history, not just a generation ago.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20secret. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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