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
Garland then makes the decision whether to keep the report confidential or release it to the public on Friday after 10:00 am.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The claim also accuses Supervisor Noelia Corzo, a former supporter of Corpus who is also Latina, of disclosing confidential personnel investigation details and defaming the sheriff publicly.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
According to people familiar with the confidential talks, New York’s negotiators have offered New Jersey hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the lawsuit.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Sarkozy, a conservative who remains an important figure in French politics even after leaving office in 2012, had been found guilty by a lower court of trying to bribe a judge and of peddling influence in exchange for confidential information about a probe into his 2007 campaign finances.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The claim also accuses Supervisor Noelia Corzo, a former supporter of Corpus who is also Latina, of disclosing confidential personnel investigation details and defaming the sheriff publicly.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
According to people familiar with the confidential talks, New York’s negotiators have offered New Jersey hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the lawsuit.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Sarkozy, a conservative who remains an important figure in French politics even after leaving office in 2012, had been found guilty by a lower court of trying to bribe a judge and of peddling influence in exchange for confidential information about a probe into his 2007 campaign finances.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidential
Adjective
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These fleeting possible exceptions aside, Underwood has kept her views on politics and virtually all hot-button issues private.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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However, as the leading crypto gains in notoriety, more entities, such as public or private companies, are emerging as identifiable holders.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Packing cubes are many travelers’ secret weapon for maximizing space in suitcases and staying organized, and this backpack comes with two that fit perfectly inside.—
Miles Walls,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2025
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Share your coaching methods Most coaches keep their methods secret.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cannon, who presided over the classified documents case, scheduled a hearing Friday about that volume.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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The release of this single volume of the report came less than a day after the judge in Florida who oversaw Mr. Trump’s other federal case, the one about the classified documents, issued a ruling allowing it to be made public.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whatever your personal design style, color will play a big part in setting the tone for your home, and these sage green decorating ideas can be part of a restful, serene environment.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2025
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In the coming weeks, their search will intensify and, ideally, become more personal.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
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Domi, who missed eight games at one point with an undisclosed injury, has only 12 assists on the year, the same number as Chris Tanev.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Spartacus: House of Ashur, which premieres on an undisclosed date next fall, is produced by Lionsgate Television for Starz.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Certainly, the many other bravura moments of The Return suggest a storyteller with enough juice to make even his most fanciful, esoteric ideas and characters into reality.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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The brand, owned by PVH Corp., is plotting an intimate showing of both women’s and men’s looks.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
9 Jan. 2025
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An intimate gathering Attendance will be about 65,000 on Thursday night.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Confidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidential. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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