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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
a private investigation of the organization's activities
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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
club lockers in which private property may be stored
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Recent Examples of private
In addition to group classes, guests can book private activities.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
According to Ivory, discussions included sending detainees to ICE detention centers or private prisons outside the county, including facilities in Irwin County, Texas, and Tennessee.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Each Skynest includes six individual sleeping pods stacked in a bunk-style layout, allowing passengers to lie flat in a private space separate from their seats.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Their trip has included a variety of public and private events, including meeting veteran families at the Australian National Veterans' Art Museum, Harry speaking about mental health and fatherhood at the Movember charity and Meghan making a surprise guest judge appearance on MasterChef Australia.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
According to Ivory, discussions included sending detainees to ICE detention centers or private prisons outside the county, including facilities in Irwin County, Texas, and Tennessee.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Each Skynest includes six individual sleeping pods stacked in a bunk-style layout, allowing passengers to lie flat in a private space separate from their seats.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Their trip has included a variety of public and private events, including meeting veteran families at the Australian National Veterans' Art Museum, Harry speaking about mental health and fatherhood at the Movember charity and Meghan making a surprise guest judge appearance on MasterChef Australia.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for private
Adjective
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All calls will be kept confidential.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Manson uncovers evidence of two clandestine killer-robot programs, one aerial and the other aquatic, which are being developed in haste.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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This biopic — which Cooper also directed and co-wrote — centers on the complex relationship between Bernstein and his wife, the Costa Rican-Chilean actress Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan), while also exploring his clandestine affairs with men.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The roads of New Orleans are cluttered with serried ranks of billboards touting the services of personal-injury lawyers.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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For some residents, that concern is already getting personal.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Players will search through every hallway for secret rooms and look for hidden paths to gain upgrade resources and mods that will make the campaign easier or open up new combat opportunities.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Expect warming Scottish fare of venison pies, sea trout, sticky date pudding, and an extraordinary whisky list, including house exclusives like the secret-recipe Badger Juice, only available on property.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Horrified by the secrets revealed by Bateman, Christine Marie and Katas were emboldened to go undercover as amateur sleuths.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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The arrest follows an undercover investigation by CNN into online networks of men teaching each other how to drug and rape their partners.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ayurveda practitioners, therapists, and chefs all work together to create personalized routines for each individual.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Starbucks joins retail and travel booking services that have already rolled out similar features offering personalized recommendations to users.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With funding from the Global Environment Facility, or GEF, the Djibouti government spent $150,000 digging a borehole to access underground water and another $100,000 fitting it with a solar pump that would fill a series of large concrete water tanks.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Pelham Boulevard reconstruction project will replace underground utilities, sidewalks, street surface, curbs, lighting and pedestrian ramps.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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Because pain is so subjective—and because of the difficulty in substantiating conditions such as whiplash and soft-tissue damage—surgery had the benefit not just of running up the clinical expense of an accident but also of seeming to ratify its legitimacy.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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While fancy names can certainly be subjective, there are some baby names that have a particularly storied origin.—
Lydia Wang,
Parents,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Private.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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