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Recent Examples of open secret
But behind the confident marketing is an open secret: There’s no consensus on what an AI agent actually is.
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Karthik Sj, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
September Dawn Bottoms for NBC News After years of calls to local authorities, the women’s allegations against Campbell became an open secret among law enforcement in Webster County.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The use of backing tracks is an open secret among many performers; last summer, footage of Frankie Valli, at 90, barely keeping up with his backing track, caused a brief viral scandal.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Casares also made public an open secret within the crypto community: several trustworthy sources indicated that a cabinet member of the highest levels of Milei’s government had received $5 million for the operation.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Karthik Sj, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
September Dawn Bottoms for NBC News After years of calls to local authorities, the women’s allegations against Campbell became an open secret among law enforcement in Webster County.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The use of backing tracks is an open secret among many performers; last summer, footage of Frankie Valli, at 90, barely keeping up with his backing track, caused a brief viral scandal.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Casares also made public an open secret within the crypto community: several trustworthy sources indicated that a cabinet member of the highest levels of Milei’s government had received $5 million for the operation.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open secret
ancient history
Noun
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What Matters To Sports Advertisers? At one point, reach was all that mattered for advertisers, but that is now ancient history.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The finds offer valuable insights into the region’s ancient history, despite the challenging soil conditions for preservation.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20secret. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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