as in private
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
someone leaked confidential government information to the press
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Recent Examples of confidential
Some leaked confidential material to the media; falsely posed as a UF lawyer in an effort to intimidate; harassed UF students and parents to try to generate a false narrative; and harassed my client, his family, and his friends.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Hegseth paid $50,000 in a confidential settlement to a woman who filed a police report accusing him of raping her in 2017 at a Republican women’s conference in Monterey, California.
—Mariel Padilla and Grace Panetta, Them, 27 Jan. 2025
By analyzing call patterns, adversaries could potentially identify FBI agents’ contacts, some of whom may be confidential informants.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The deputy, who has since been relieved of duty, also admitted to lying on a search warrant, writing a fake search warrant and using confidential law enforcement databases to find information about the crypto mogul’s foes.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Hegseth paid $50,000 in a confidential settlement to a woman who filed a police report accusing him of raping her in 2017 at a Republican women’s conference in Monterey, California.
—Mariel Padilla and Grace Panetta, Them, 27 Jan. 2025
By analyzing call patterns, adversaries could potentially identify FBI agents’ contacts, some of whom may be confidential informants.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The deputy, who has since been relieved of duty, also admitted to lying on a search warrant, writing a fake search warrant and using confidential law enforcement databases to find information about the crypto mogul’s foes.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidential
Adjective
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The billionaire declined to share details on his sources of financing, but said private equity firms and family offices have reached out to provide options.—
Krystal Hu,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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The race drivers are limited to 1,000km of private test running in old cars through the year, meaning Hamilton’s 89km run, followed by teammate Charles Leclerc’s 42km run in the afternoon, leaves plenty of room for more ahead of the new season.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In secret, many helped the Allies, including Breitling.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2025
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Within moments of entering our lavish suite — complete with a claw-foot tub and plush plaid couches arranged around a fireplace — my daughter noticed a secret door in the wall.—
Leslie Jamison,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Smith himself resigned from the department earlier this month after submitting a two-volume report on the twin investigations into Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election and his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.—
Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Millions of government records related to the Kennedy assassination have been released but some information remains classified and redacted.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Emotional healing on the home front can lead to deep personal transformation.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Wanting to engage with the complexity of that relationship by speaking about race and identity in a frank way that is both personal and political.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the climax of Presence, Rebecca and Chris leave to seek legal counsel for her undisclosed criminal activity.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Neon purchased the film out of its festival premiere for an undisclosed figure.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Its crowd-pleaser potential flies in the face of the IFFR’s reputation in some parts of the industry that the event is focused purely on hardcore arthouse films and more esoteric and niche fare.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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With athletic directors increasingly consumed by revenue generation, schools are relying more and more on outside firms to help fill holes up and down their staff directories, from Olympic sports coaches to even more esoteric positions.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cuisinart portable propane patio heater: $99 (Home Depot ) Check out this compact, portable tabletop patio heater from Cuisinart at Home Depot for more intimate dining set-ups.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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The music video adds an even more intimate dimension, showing the artist performing the song in a single take.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Confidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidential. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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