Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of open secret
The Lattanzi dinners, which go back several decades, are an open secret.
—
Priya Krishna, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Nintendo Finally—after years of rumors and months of leaks, Nintendo has confirmed the biggest open secret in gaming: The Switch 2 is releasing this year.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
The dispatch of North Korean soldiers’ to Russia is still an open secret within the secluded regime which has limited access to news from the outside world.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Furthermore, the fact that Wirtz wants to stay in Leverkusen until at least 2026 before possibly going abroad has been an open secret in German football for some time.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for open secret
Priya Krishna, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Nintendo Finally—after years of rumors and months of leaks, Nintendo has confirmed the biggest open secret in gaming: The Switch 2 is releasing this year.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
The dispatch of North Korean soldiers’ to Russia is still an open secret within the secluded regime which has limited access to news from the outside world.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Furthermore, the fact that Wirtz wants to stay in Leverkusen until at least 2026 before possibly going abroad has been an open secret in German football for some time.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for open secret
Cite this Entry
“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20secret. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share