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
Venus will clash with Pluto retrograde on June 9, highlighting everything from power plays to financial secrecy in your career sector.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 June 2025
There’s been little secrecy in Nix’s approach to his first true NFL offseason.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Your Scorpio horoscope for June 2025 finds Gemini season reviewing your eighth house of investment, secrecy, and transformation.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Filmmakers, inspired by the uprising, began creating without hijab, without state approval, and often in complete secrecy.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 June 2025
There’s been little secrecy in Nix’s approach to his first true NFL offseason.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Your Scorpio horoscope for June 2025 finds Gemini season reviewing your eighth house of investment, secrecy, and transformation.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Filmmakers, inspired by the uprising, began creating without hijab, without state approval, and often in complete secrecy.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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“Secrecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secrecy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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