as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
I enjoy privacy for a time, but eventually I miss the company of others
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Recent Examples of privacy
The company has explored facial-recognition tools for its glasses although the tool isn’t in active development as Meta works out the privacy and societal implications, according to Himel.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Smaller holly plants, like 'Dwarf Burford' holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana'), grow into lush plants that provide year-round privacy, says Scott Zona, program manager for the NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox at North Carolina State University.
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Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
More and more kids are using AI chatbots in their daily lives, raising fears that they could be led to self-harm or exposed to privacy or safety vulnerabilities.
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Victoria Baeza Garcia,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Both space and silence were largely foreign concepts, so was privacy.
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Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Smaller holly plants, like 'Dwarf Burford' holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana'), grow into lush plants that provide year-round privacy, says Scott Zona, program manager for the NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox at North Carolina State University.
—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
More and more kids are using AI chatbots in their daily lives, raising fears that they could be led to self-harm or exposed to privacy or safety vulnerabilities.
—
Victoria Baeza Garcia,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Both space and silence were largely foreign concepts, so was privacy.
—
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for privacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privacy
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Today’s moon in Taurus moves through your 12th house of solitude, closure and subconscious realms, so your energy might be lower than usual.
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Because elk are social animals, forming large herds and seasonal harems, the bull must have had a sense of its solitude.
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The irony is not lost on her; the same interconnected world that allows Korean dramas to find global audiences has also made genuine isolation almost impossible.
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The Aura report finds that as the summer wears on, one in three children score low on Aura's Digital Wellbeing Index, which correlates digital behaviors with a range of health parameters, including sleep, mood, isolation and their ability to regulate emotions.
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“Privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privacy. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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