as in secretiveness
the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret
this administration's steadfast adherence to secrecy is beginning to cost it the trust of the voters
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Recent Examples of secrecy
In 2018, a light was finally being shined on police misconduct records after decades of secrecy.
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Charles Champion, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Tanks could be heard rolling down the streets during weekly overnight rehearsals that paralyzed the city center and were conducted with great secrecy.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2025
Those on the leading edge of AI adoption—whether in the boardroom or among Gen Z—need support, not secrecy.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Going back to the Soviet era, these schools have produced generations of engineers who are trained to work in secrecy.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2025
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Charles Champion, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Tanks could be heard rolling down the streets during weekly overnight rehearsals that paralyzed the city center and were conducted with great secrecy.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2025
Those on the leading edge of AI adoption—whether in the boardroom or among Gen Z—need support, not secrecy.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Going back to the Soviet era, these schools have produced generations of engineers who are trained to work in secrecy.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for secrecy
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“Secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrecy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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