top secret
adjective
1
: protected by a high degree of secrecy
a top secret weapon
a top secret meeting
2
a
: containing or being information whose unauthorized disclosure could result in exceptionally grave danger to the nation
top secret messages
compare confidential, secret
b
: of or relating to top secret documents
a top secret clearance
Examples of top secret in a Sentence
The mission is top secret.
Recent Examples on the Web
In addition, the next film from Christopher Nolan and producing partner and wife Emma Thomas set for a release in July 2026 will use new Imax technology to shoot that top secret feature for Universal.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
The documents, marked top secret, were first reported Saturday by CNN and Axios.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Who is invited to the Met Gala? Until the evening before the event, the guest list is top secret.
—Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
The potential leak could be the sign of very serious security breach within the U.S. intelligence community that resulted in top secret classified information reaching a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
The documents, marked top secret, were first reported Saturday by CNN and Axios.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Who is invited to the Met Gala? Until the evening before the event, the guest list is top secret.
—Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
The potential leak could be the sign of very serious security breach within the U.S. intelligence community that resulted in top secret classified information reaching a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for top secret
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20secret. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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