privy to

idiom

: allowed to know about (something secret)
I wasn't privy to their plans.

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And if the latter is true, then there are a whole lot of things few parents are prepared to tell their adolescent children that Marielle is now privy to. Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025 The Athletic is not privy to the intricacy of the greeting, given the true confidentiality of how Seals, even ones at an athletic apparel brand, slither behind the scenes. C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 The gesture, which no one at home was privy to, was enough for the show to insist the band not perform their second song. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025 That said, the hotel does have an Explorers Club for children ages 4 to 12, where younger travelers are privy to a toy library and gaming consoles and can participate in a range of interactive activities, from hiking and treasure hunts to water sports and sustainable arts and crafts. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for privy to

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“Privy to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privy%20to. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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