as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
I enjoy privacy for a time, but eventually I miss the company of others
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Recent Examples of privacy
But a new report from the World Privacy Forum, a data-privacy nonprofit, warns that this growing push for trust could put privacy on the line.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
That’s by design to protect the privacy of the user’s messages, photos and other content.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
These services all have decent pricing, solid speeds, and stable apps, but privacy takes center stage.
—Jacob Roach, Wired News, 12 Sep. 2025
Each of the nine additional guest suites is outfitted with an en suite bath, ensuring plenty of space, privacy, and hotel-level comfort for family and friends.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
That’s by design to protect the privacy of the user’s messages, photos and other content.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
These services all have decent pricing, solid speeds, and stable apps, but privacy takes center stage.
—Jacob Roach, Wired News, 12 Sep. 2025
Each of the nine additional guest suites is outfitted with an en suite bath, ensuring plenty of space, privacy, and hotel-level comfort for family and friends.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for privacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privacy
Noun
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This inclination toward solitude appears to stem from underestimating others’ willingness to engage and unawareness of how much of a lift a mere social exchange can provide.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Intrepid types who truly seek solitude may also want to consider the Highlands—the uninhabited center of the island.—
Ali Wunderman,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Time behind bars often brings exposure to violence, isolation, and the loss of personal control, experiences that can create lingering fear, anxiety, and symptoms much like post-traumatic stress disorder.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Scientists revealed that the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes form plasma, which, being electrically charged, can be held in isolation from the walls by a magnetic field inside the toroidal vacuum chamber of the reactor (these sorts of reactors are called tokamaks).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privacy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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