top secret
adjective
1
: protected by a high degree of secrecy
a top secret weapon
a top secret meeting
2
a
: containing or being information whose unauthorized disclosure could result in exceptionally grave danger to the nation
top secret messages
compare confidential, secret
b
: of or relating to top secret documents
a top secret clearance
Examples of top secret in a Sentence
The mission is top secret.
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Unlike other government departments, DOGE isn't going to get unlimited access to CIA databases or internal systems because most of it is top secret, a source familiar with the issue said.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The material is as diverse as top secret nuclear programs, the identities of undercover agents and mundane records that would be of little interest to anyone, let alone America’s adversaries.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
But the Journal also stuck by its story that Musk was to receive a top secret briefing.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump administration live updates: Hegseth denies Musk will be briefed on 'top secret China war plans'
The New York Times reported that Musk would receive a briefing from senior military leaders about a top-secret military plan for potential war with China.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The material is as diverse as top secret nuclear programs, the identities of undercover agents and mundane records that would be of little interest to anyone, let alone America’s adversaries.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
But the Journal also stuck by its story that Musk was to receive a top secret briefing.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump administration live updates: Hegseth denies Musk will be briefed on 'top secret China war plans'
The New York Times reported that Musk would receive a briefing from senior military leaders about a top-secret military plan for potential war with China.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20secret. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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