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Recent Examples of hush-hush To cash in on these hush-hush discounts before they’re gone, just head to Rue La La to log in or create a free account using your email address. Averi Baudler, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Unlike the pros, the college money is very hush-hush. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025 Everything is very, very hush-hush. People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 There have been back-to-back open Congressional hearings and several classified gatherings in hush-hush, closed-door sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) settings. Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hush-hush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
Adjective
  • Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday.
    Stephanie Liechtenstein, Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2025
  • However, the university, according to the lawsuit, stated in its response that many additional records had been withheld due to their relation to legal actions, confidential information or privileged communications with lawyers.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Syria under Assad is believed to have operated an extensive clandestine nuclear program, which included an undeclared nuclear reactor built by North Korea in eastern Deir el-Zour province.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
  • The only way to pre-empt detection by these IAEA watchdogs would be for Ukraine to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and expel the atomic inspectors, but those moves would amount to trumpeting Kyiv’s clandestine quest to develop a nuclear warhead.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Adjective
  • Focus on depth over frequency, share your work not your life, use thinking time as your secret weapon, build reputation through writing, and create a sustainable visibility system.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • There’s no bouncer who will listen to you whisper a secret word, but rather, a key card that scans you in.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • So is this mystery novel secretly the story of The Gilded Age and is this an undercover crossover?
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 June 2025
  • The missing money controlled by Velazquez was supposed to go toward undercover narcotics operations.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Back in August 1993, an eight-year-old Harry, along with his older brother Prince William, then 11, enjoyed a private visit to Walt Disney World in Florida with Princess Diana.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • The private club aspect is another major draw, especially for golfers, Short adds.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Striking Iran’s nuclear program would likely set off a much larger conflict in which Israel and the United States hunt for covert Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran retaliates in the Middle East and beyond.
    Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
  • Mon Mothma's speech Mon Mothma's covert support of the Rebels becomes public following the devastating events of the Ghorman Massacre.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • Autonomous trams and underground trains operate in many European countries, and a variety of transportation vehicles move autonomously in closed environments such as factories and ports.
    Forrester, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • How to find No Vacancy No Vacancy is a 3,800-square-foot underground space under Riot Room and Junk Punch.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025

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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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