as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
he was furious when his friend revealed to others information that he had shared confidentially
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Recent Examples of confidentially
Baidu confidentially filed a listing application for Kunlunxin on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the start of the year, though offering details, including size and structure, were undecided then.
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Justina Lee,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI have each confidentially submitted IPO paperwork to the SEC, though neither has set a public offering date.
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Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Of course, this will be largely driven by Anthropic and OpenAI, which have both confidentially filed for IPOs, and by SpaceX, which is set to have the largest listing ever.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Getty Images On June 9, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, the first of its Mythos-class models offered to the general public, days after the company confidentially filed for an IPO.
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Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Both companies have confidentially filed for an IPO within the last ten days, raising enormous stakes.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI have each confidentially submitted IPO paperwork to the SEC, though neither has set a public offering date.
—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Of course, this will be largely driven by Anthropic and OpenAI, which have both confidentially filed for IPOs, and by SpaceX, which is set to have the largest listing ever.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Getty Images On June 9, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, the first of its Mythos-class models offered to the general public, days after the company confidentially filed for an IPO.
—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Both companies have confidentially filed for an IPO within the last ten days, raising enormous stakes.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentially
Adverb
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Giant Eagle, which is privately held, has 197 supermarkets and 11 standalone pharmacies across northern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.
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Glazer reminded him of the presumption of innocence and told him not to discuss what happened during his arrest, only to speak privately with his attorney.
Adverb
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In 2008 the couple were secretly married, prosecutors claim, for health insurance purposes after David was fired from his church job for providing alcohol to underage members.
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Every resident of Rhode Island has spent the past year trading stories about this guy whose friend knows a guy (usually an EMT or firefighter) who told them for a fact where/when this wedding is secretly booked.
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“Confidentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentially. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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