as in confidential
kept completely hidden from the public by high government officials
top secret documents The mission is top secret.
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Recent Examples of top secret
Guantanamo's sordid past includes top secret torture facilities, the inhumane treatment of Haitian asylum seekers fleeing political violence, a concentration camp for people with HIV, and ongoing brutalization of Muslim detainees after 9/11 who were famously waterboarded and otherwise tortured.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Birmingham, meanwhile, have special plans of their own, including a live performance — the details remain top secret — and a mind-boggling array of pre-match pyrotechnics.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Veltri was leading the South Florida office when Trump was indicted in June 2023 on charges of withholding top secret documents from the U.S. government and conspiring with two of his Mar-a-Lago employees to obstruct efforts to retrieve them.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
The two men faced felony charges for allegedly helping then-former President Trump hide boxes of classified and top secret documents at Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Fla., and then lying to federal investigators about it.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Birmingham, meanwhile, have special plans of their own, including a live performance — the details remain top secret — and a mind-boggling array of pre-match pyrotechnics.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Veltri was leading the South Florida office when Trump was indicted in June 2023 on charges of withholding top secret documents from the U.S. government and conspiring with two of his Mar-a-Lago employees to obstruct efforts to retrieve them.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
The two men faced felony charges for allegedly helping then-former President Trump hide boxes of classified and top secret documents at Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Fla., and then lying to federal investigators about it.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top secret
Adjective
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Encryption And Access Controls: Secure backups with robust encryption and strict access policies to make sure data remains confidential.—
Nick Martin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Despite registering a slight improvement, the prognosis remains confidential.—
Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Long snapper Mitchell Fraboni is a restricted free agent.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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Their restricted free agents include defensive tackle Chris Williams and offensive lineman Doug Kramer.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Create Content That Showcases Your Expertise: Start writing about your industry on LinkedIn, Medium, or personal blogs.—
Maha Abouelenein,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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According to Windsor police, the man admitted to excavating abalone from rocks along the Mendocino County coast near the town of Elk for personal consumption.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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One of those was for withholding classified documents.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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His views intensified after the FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022 for classified documents that were allegedly improperly withheld.—
Nick McMillan,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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This private survey reading on Monday followed the official manufacturing PMI released on Saturday, which also showed that China’s February factory activity expanded at its fastest pace since November.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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There are two infinity pools, a spa in the forest, and accommodations with private balconies overlooking the Andaman Sea.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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But there are also more esoteric forums, such as r/rentnerzeigenaufdinge, the German-language subreddit that’s devoted to context-free photos of retirees pointing at random things.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the heart of Seminole County’s water trouble is the esoteric chemical solvent 1,4-dioxane.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20secret. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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