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
According to an inside source at an auto company, the provisions for being granted a royal warrant are top secret.
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Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
None of this was top secret: the M.L.B.’s website already posts the relative rate at which players connect the barrel of the bat with the ball.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Jared Kushner’s security clearance Trump overruled intelligence officials in 2018 to grant his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a top secret security clearance, according to the New York Times and the Washington Post.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
At one point, House Intelligence ranking member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) pulled up the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s own classification guidance, which says advance warning of an attack should be labeled as top secret.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
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Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
None of this was top secret: the M.L.B.’s website already posts the relative rate at which players connect the barrel of the bat with the ball.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Jared Kushner’s security clearance Trump overruled intelligence officials in 2018 to grant his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a top secret security clearance, according to the New York Times and the Washington Post.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
At one point, House Intelligence ranking member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) pulled up the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s own classification guidance, which says advance warning of an attack should be labeled as top secret.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top secret
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The White House’s claims about Abrego Garcia’s gang affiliation are based mostly on one confidential tip.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS; all calls are kept confidential.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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As things stand, that is certainly up in the air, especially with him set to he a restricted free agent after the season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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If the recipient isn’t a Gmail user, however, they are presented with an invite to view the email within a restricted version of Gmail, using a Google Workspace guest account.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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With persistence and technical grit, Kairys began producing illustrations that were not only accurate and expressive but deeply personal.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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This is especially true for those of you willing to get more vulnerable in the love and personal relationships department.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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The Pentagon's acting Inspector General Steven Stebbins is evaluating Hegseth's use of Signal to determine whether classified information was shared in the initial group chat.—
Destinee Adams,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump officials insisted no classified information was shared in the group.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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And when the owner of the second-largest private company in the United States speaks, there’s an oracle-like aura that demands parsing.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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The court’s decision is expected to turn on whether charter schools, which are publicly funded but have private operators, are public schools under the law.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Advocating for biological men in women’s locker rooms, while rooted in inclusivity, often feels esoteric to the typical voter.—
Nafees Alam,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2025
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Fertility data used to be a fairly esoteric concern.—
Noel King,
Vox,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20secret. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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