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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
As stated in the complaint, the NCAA is a private organization that issued a bigoted policy.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In recent interviews, school officials have attributed enrollment declines to lower birth rates in the county, a large number families leaving due to financial reasons and the wide availability of vouchers to fund private and home school education.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Mitchell Leff/Getty Images When receivers and quarterbacks took a trip out West before training camp for private workouts, Nabers was a part of the action.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Constructed from 1933 to 1934 to house Nashville's main post office, it was restored to its original splendor through a public/private partnership campaign led by Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. and his family.
—Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In recent interviews, school officials have attributed enrollment declines to lower birth rates in the county, a large number families leaving due to financial reasons and the wide availability of vouchers to fund private and home school education.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Mitchell Leff/Getty Images When receivers and quarterbacks took a trip out West before training camp for private workouts, Nabers was a part of the action.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Constructed from 1933 to 1934 to house Nashville's main post office, it was restored to its original splendor through a public/private partnership campaign led by Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. and his family.
—Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for private
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Never enter sensitive, confidential or proprietary company information into public AI tools like ChatGPT.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been building a secret stock position with special confidential treatment for two quarters in a row.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Aug. 2025
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Party leaders could reveal what their rivals were cooking up and reporters could penetrate clandestine deal-making through sources.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nic Carter, a crypto venture capitalist, then coined the term Operation Choke Point 2.0, referring to an Obama administration clandestine operation to debank undesirable industries including firearms dealers and payday lenders in the early 2010s.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The third level involves strengthening behavior, particularly in personal and professional contexts.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Johnson’s office directed questions to his political team, which confirmed the payments from a campaign account but said the property was being rented as office space — not a personal residence.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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In the 2021 film, Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) stars as Hutch Mansell, a by-the-numbers working stiff who harbors a secret past as an off-the-books government assassin.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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But after Superman dealt with Lex Luthor endangering the planet by building his own pocket universe, Peacemaker’s secret hideaway becomes the central plot point of these new episodes.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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He is aided by Yasir Abbas, a weapons specialist; Raghuveer Singh, a sniper who served in Kashmir and Tawang; Uday Bhan, an explosives expert; and Sukhbir Singh, an Indian agent undercover in Pakistan posing as a Karachi stockbroker.—
Time,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Wednesday’s hearing before Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins in downtown Minneapolis focused on several motions from Eichorn, including one to drop the charges and for the defense to be able to call the undercover officer who posed as a 17-year-old girl to testify.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
6 Aug. 2025
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Members of the Edinburg Fire Department rescue a man trapped in an underground septic tank on a rural property in Texas.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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But there were problems with the roundabout location such as underground utilities that would complicate the move.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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That said, rigid models and subjective weighting can limit adaptability in dynamic projects.—
Ohm Kundurthy,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Some reminders: First, yes, this is a subjective exercise.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Initially, Moscow opted to provide covert assistance to the rebels in the form of advice and financial support, but its involvement grew steadily more militarized.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claims Otter's covert recording violates state and federal privacy and wiretap laws.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Private.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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