as in secretiveness
the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret
this administration's steadfast adherence to secrecy is beginning to cost it the trust of the voters
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Recent Examples of secrecy
The government’s actions have been shrouded in secrecy and obfuscation.
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The State was able to execute him by pushing out a new protocol and setting execution dates to prevent careful judicial review and shrouding the process in secrecy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The hostile work environment claims against Freeland and Graebner emerged in a February Deadline story in which a dozen current and former staff members on The Bachelor accused the showrunners of creating a culture of fear and secrecy at the show and cited incidents of verbal abuse.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The State was able to execute him by pushing out a new protocol and setting execution dates to prevent careful judicial review and shrouding the process in secrecy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Related Articles Clarence Page: Let facts get in the way of performative politics
Clarence Page: Don’t let ‘reverse discrimination’ reverse our national progress
Clarence Page: A timely pushback against too much Trump-Musk secrecy
Email Clarence Page at [email protected].
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The hostile work environment claims against Freeland and Graebner emerged in a February Deadline story in which a dozen current and former staff members on The Bachelor accused the showrunners of creating a culture of fear and secrecy at the show and cited incidents of verbal abuse.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrecy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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