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
Some schools, predictably, cited student privacy obligations.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, questions remain about privacy, data collection and long-term costs.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
That privacy update followed in the footsteps of a 2019 move to remove birth names from an individual’s page after outcry from the transgender community.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
Private porches offer privacy despite ground-level access.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for privacy
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, questions remain about privacy, data collection and long-term costs.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
That privacy update followed in the footsteps of a 2019 move to remove birth names from an individual’s page after outcry from the transgender community.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
Private porches offer privacy despite ground-level access.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for privacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privacy
Noun
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But the journey also offered a reflective desert solitude.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Winter covers the park in stark whites, and snow may limit access, but the silence and solitude are unforgettable if you’re bundled up.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But instead of an epic franchise, the two are a couple in Lynne Ramsay’s suffocating drama about a woman dealing with postpartum depression and isolation amid a move from New York to Montana.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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His extraordinary journey from utter isolation to human connection is revealed in the Oscar-contending documentary Ghost Boy, directed by Rodney Ascher (Room 237, A Glitch in the Matrix), winner of the Audience Award at SXSW in the Visions category.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privacy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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