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.
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But John had not wanted to invite his aunt to their very private — and top secret — wedding on Cumberland Island, off the coast of Georgia, earlier that year, on Sept. 21.
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Liz McNeil, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
The bill was introduced after Netanyahu's spokesperson was arrested for allegedly stealing top secret intelligence and leaking it to the foreign press.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
The top secret agent of CONTROL is a role model for clumsy wannabe Steve Carell, though by the end, Agent 23 is the one throwing an explosive situation into total KAOS.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The indictment does not delve into the details of the allegations, but says Rahman had a top secret security clearance and access to sensitive compartmented information.
—Eric Tucker, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Liz McNeil, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
The bill was introduced after Netanyahu's spokesperson was arrested for allegedly stealing top secret intelligence and leaking it to the foreign press.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
The top secret agent of CONTROL is a role model for clumsy wannabe Steve Carell, though by the end, Agent 23 is the one throwing an explosive situation into total KAOS.
15.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The indictment does not delve into the details of the allegations, but says Rahman had a top secret security clearance and access to sensitive compartmented information.
—Eric Tucker, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20secret. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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