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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
a tell-all book about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that got him the vice presidential nomination
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in the hostages being released unharmed
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Deb Amlen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
To add to the novel’s intricacy, QR codes are scattered throughout, directing readers to video footnotes and commentary with original music, maps and behind-the-scenes features to enrich their experience.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Each week throughout March, talent—everyone from rising beauty brand founders, to behind-the-scenes PR mavens—will discuss their career journeys, biggest inspirations, and more.
—Tira Urquhart, Essence, 6 Mar. 2025
In recent years, ESPN has announced a number of changes — including a future separation from Major League Baseball — and layoffs of on-air and behind-the-scenes talent, including Zach Lowe, Jeff Van Gundy and Suzy Kolber, as well as several executives.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Deb Amlen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
To add to the novel’s intricacy, QR codes are scattered throughout, directing readers to video footnotes and commentary with original music, maps and behind-the-scenes features to enrich their experience.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Each week throughout March, talent—everyone from rising beauty brand founders, to behind-the-scenes PR mavens—will discuss their career journeys, biggest inspirations, and more.
—Tira Urquhart, Essence, 6 Mar. 2025
In recent years, ESPN has announced a number of changes — including a future separation from Major League Baseball — and layoffs of on-air and behind-the-scenes talent, including Zach Lowe, Jeff Van Gundy and Suzy Kolber, as well as several executives.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behind-the-scenes
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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
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The criminal charges also allege Navarro and Worden ensured that no invoice related to the clandestine construction surpassed $3,000, a threshold that would have required further authorization from Caltrain and TransAmerica Services Inc., the company that employed Worden.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Information in federal systems includes Treasury payments that could be used to figure out the details of intelligence programs or health and personnel records that could reveal the identities of agents or the responsibilities of clandestine officers.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Berlin is a city in a nearly hysterical hunt for secret Nazis believed to be lurking in the shadows.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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The quirky structure is sandwiched among three gum trees and features a secret door, indoor bar, tiki torches, hammock, and rope-and-pulley system for hoisting up supplies.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Based on an incident that had happened 10 years earlier, the book chronicles the harrowing story of two undercover LAPD patrol officers who are kidnapped during a routine traffic stop that goes horribly wrong.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 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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Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini star in Conclave in which Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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In covert gatherings across California, raw goat or cow milk is mixed with cane alcohol and sugars to make pajaretes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The discovery, which the Politecnico di Milano announced in January, came about through a series of surveys that aimed to digitize the 15th century Sforza Castle’s underground structures through nondestructive methods such as ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Josef and Rosemarie raised three of Elisabeth's children, who Josef pretended Elisabeth left on their doorstep, while Elisabeth was forced to raise three of her children in a locked underground compound without windows.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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