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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
Leadership also introduced Senate Bill 18, which would require state courts to suppress records of people who’ve changed their names — essentially keeping them private.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
This top-tier suite—the largest in Las Vegas—is built around privacy and impeccable service that feels closer to a private residence than a hotel showpiece.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
The mission is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which partners with private companies to deliver humans to and from the ISS.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
The private orbital mission will bring billionaire Jared Isaacman to space for a second time after 2021′s Inspiration4 mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
This top-tier suite—the largest in Las Vegas—is built around privacy and impeccable service that feels closer to a private residence than a hotel showpiece.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
The mission is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which partners with private companies to deliver humans to and from the ISS.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
The private orbital mission will bring billionaire Jared Isaacman to space for a second time after 2021′s Inspiration4 mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for private
Adjective
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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For anonymous, confidential help, people can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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To create this unique cinematic experience, Stewart and Poots endured rigorous trial-and-error shoots, tough training days in clandestine New York pool houses.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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Saimar Rivas, Armas’s partner and a longtime civil-rights activist, told me that he had been taken to a clandestine site run by the SEBIN, Venezuela’s intelligence agency.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Investigators also found that Cowles linked his company card to his personal PayPal account and transferred funds to third parties.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Use moodier colors and personal details to create a cozy, lived-in feel.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Many of those affected believe that they were wounded by a secret weapon that fires a high-energy beam of microwaves or ultrasound.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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While speaking at London’s BFI Southbank, Safdie revealed that Robert Pattinson, 39, makes a secret, voice-only cameo in the movie.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Nine years after foiling a lucrative weapons tradeoff and delivering Roper to Syrian captors, Pine has gone undercover again, eventually reuniting with foreign investigator Angela Burr (Colman) as an MI6 operative.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Can the Faithfuls work together or will the Traitors go undercover and pick off the Faithfuls one by one?—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Google is letting users test a new artificial intelligence tool that connects information from various apps like Gmail and Google Photos to provide personalized answers in its chatbot.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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These quick, personalized videos are designed to grab attention, often by using controversy or conflict.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
14 Jan. 2026
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The basement appears to allow for emergency backup generators, sprinkler systems, communications cabling and showers, suggesting that officials could remain underground for extended periods, potentially to operate or monitor equipment.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Produced by Mazzarri, the track beat is built on raptor house, a high-energy, underground electronic genre created by Dj Babatr in the barrios of Caracas at the turn of the millenia.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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And of course, this idea of fun is completely subjective.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ice dancing, by nature, is a competitive and subjective sport built around impressing judges.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Private.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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