as in confidential
kept completely hidden from the public by high government officials
top secret documents The mission is top secret.
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Recent Examples of top secret
While most college coaches treat their practices like a top secret meeting, Dykes has maintained a wide-open media policy, allowing reporters to watch full practices in the spring and fall camps, and even allowing fans and media to watch entire scrimmages.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The Soviet Union tested more than 450 bombs at its Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan from 1949 to 1989, in top secret towns, built for nuclear testing.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
His role at the institute was far from top secret, but it had been treated as highly sensitive and confidential.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors said Lee, who has a top secret security clearance, sent technical information on the M1A2 Abrams tank and offered his assistance to the Russian Federation in an exchange online in May.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The Soviet Union tested more than 450 bombs at its Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan from 1949 to 1989, in top secret towns, built for nuclear testing.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
His role at the institute was far from top secret, but it had been treated as highly sensitive and confidential.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors said Lee, who has a top secret security clearance, sent technical information on the M1A2 Abrams tank and offered his assistance to the Russian Federation in an exchange online in May.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top secret
Adjective
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Per Reuters, McCartney reached a confidential settlement with Sony/ATV in June 2017.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Federal Communications Commission may have accidentally leaked confidential design schematics for the iPhone 16e.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hundreds more were forced to sleep on cots in terminals overnight, as authorities scrambled to respond to unconfirmed but credible reports of drones in restricted airspace.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Things had finally intensified to where McTavish was on the phone with Morris five or six times a day after a lengthy and meaningful divide over term and worth resulting in the center withholding his services for the first 10 days of training camp as a restricted free agent without a contract.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2025
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Shop Apple AirTags, personal safety alarms, anti-theft bags, and more essentials while they’re marked down up to 56 percent off.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Prior to being elected to his second term, the president had long been critical of the National Archives for the agency’s role in the Justice Department’s investigation of him, leading to his prosecution, over keeping classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The house sits on the edge of the Baka neighborhood, known for its leafy streets, upscale residences and lush, private gardens.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The development will include private parking for residents of the building along with 94 public parking spaces.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The basic logic of the drink is, as mentioned, Negroni-like, but more esoteric on a number of fronts.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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But this seems to me to be a far more likely possibility than Jesus making legendary journeys to India, Egypt, or even Britain, so popular in esoteric lore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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