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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
Defense industry workers who made up the bulk of Azure Vista’s new population faced a 6-mile-minimum commute to work, and private autos were not the norm.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
This one-time mansion has changed hands over the years, and most recently was sold and renovated in July 2022 into a luxury self-checkout boutique with private suites, beautiful gardens, and a welcoming porch.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
The stunning property in the Cascades offers private home and condo rentals, or traditional hotel and lodge stays.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Most private creditors — like credit card companies, medical debt collectors and personal loan servicers — cannot garnish your Social Security benefits at all.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
This one-time mansion has changed hands over the years, and most recently was sold and renovated in July 2022 into a luxury self-checkout boutique with private suites, beautiful gardens, and a welcoming porch.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
The stunning property in the Cascades offers private home and condo rentals, or traditional hotel and lodge stays.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Most private creditors — like credit card companies, medical debt collectors and personal loan servicers — cannot garnish your Social Security benefits at all.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for private
Adjective
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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential negotiations.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Surrogacy cases are confidential under Florida law.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Dark, dim, and a little grungy, with its scuffed checkerboard floors, worn old couches, peeling walls, and chalkboard menus, La Factoria feels like a clandestine underground speakeasy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Filling out the role of Ilya is Jay Armstrong Johnson; Jimin Moon plays Shane; Ryann Redmond plays a wine-mom narrator who lives for their clandestine love.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Richards’s personal experience and his years with the Fortune Society had given him the necessary credibility, with both activists and institutions, to help win commitment for the committee’s vision.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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French worked with overseas telemarketing call centers to pressure elderly Americans to provide personal information and agree to unnecessary orthotic braces, according to the Justice Department.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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With a nod to its namesake, French printer Firmin Didot, the interiors are immaculate with contemporary wooden-block four-posters and a secret bookcase bathroom door in one room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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And Agnes is betrothed to the formidable Commander Weston, who runs the Eyes and has a secret history of domestic violence.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Khatri approached the undercover officer who had just presented the store’s clerk with a fake $1,000 winning ticket, court records show.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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This image provided by the Justice Department and contained in the affidavit in support of a criminal complaint shows Victor Manuel Rocha during a meeting with a FBI undercover employee.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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This connectivity allows for personalized upselling that was previously impossible in a traditional retail environment, fundamentally changing the ROI of a physical square foot.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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The company cites in-house white papers and research commissioned from other organizations showing some students’ test scores rose after using i-Ready’s personalized lessons.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Some solitary wasps build many nests together in a community, and some live in nests underground so hanging decoys wouldn’t make a difference.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Instead, Putin spends more time in underground bunkers micromanaging his war, paranoid about a coup or an assassination attempt by Ukrainian drones, sources told the Financial Times.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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What changed in that moment was not the description of the patients’ suffering, but the possibility of a biological explanation linking subjective symptoms with an objective, see-for-yourself finding.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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But this all being highly subjective is exactly why it should not be used as a hiring technique.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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“Private.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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