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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis
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Recent Examples of hush-hush
There have been back-to-back open Congressional hearings and several classified gatherings in hush-hush, closed-door sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) settings.
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Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
For many young adults, the season of joy was a clandestine opportunity to enjoy their favorite herb in a hush-hush, counterculture way.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Their current partners are siblings, but Avery decides to keep her history with Logan hush-hush to stay in her potential future mother-in-law's (Kristin Chenoweth) good graces.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Gameplay has been kept pretty hush-hush by Epic Games, according to the gaming website GameRant.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Nov. 2024
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Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
For many young adults, the season of joy was a clandestine opportunity to enjoy their favorite herb in a hush-hush, counterculture way.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Their current partners are siblings, but Avery decides to keep her history with Logan hush-hush to stay in her potential future mother-in-law's (Kristin Chenoweth) good graces.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Gameplay has been kept pretty hush-hush by Epic Games, according to the gaming website GameRant.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
Adjective
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Encryption And Access Controls: Secure backups with robust encryption and strict access policies to make sure data remains confidential.—
Nick Martin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Despite registering a slight improvement, the prognosis remains confidential.—
Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Brendan Marks and Matt Baker uncovered documents that illustrate North Carolina’s clandestine research into conference realignment.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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This defiant and entertaining work playfully uses headshots and avatars to visualize clandestine audio recordings documenting years of Kafkaesque impositions, threats, and vital dissident art.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The quirky structure is sandwiched among three gum trees and features a secret door, indoor bar, tiki torches, hammock, and rope-and-pulley system for hoisting up supplies.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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If the secret aim of Train to Busan was to leave a calling card, this will certainly impress backers with bigger budgets.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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The series also highlighted how Illinois statutes provide a degree of protection to politicians. To prosecute their case, the feds brought charges against Madigan after extensive wiretapping and cooperation from two undercover moles, former 25th Ward Ald.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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In May 2023, an undercover police officer went into the Schenectady deli and grocery where Alaidrus was working behind the counter.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The top official of the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive records containing the private information of Americans, according to a source familiar with the dispute.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Because his execution was private, this remains a rumor, historians’ best guess as to what happened that day.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike covert narcissists, who mask their behavior with self-pity, grandiose narcissists rely on charm and manipulation to thrive.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Experts are alarmed that the cuts could leave the United States defenseless against covert foreign influence operations and embolden foreign adversaries seeking to disrupt democratic governments.—
Steven Lee Myers,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As previously reported by The News, the MTA has been struggling to fix a 2,000 foot underground pipe at the facility since 2021, when the line responsible for feeding the sprinkler system from the city main failed to hold pressure.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Those underground punks went so hard that NBC was bombarded with complaints in real time, leading the network to cut away from the performance to a pre-recorded sketch.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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