as in confidential
kept completely hidden from the public by high government officials
top secret documents The mission is top secret.
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Recent Examples of top secret
Perez-Lugones searched systems at his work for classified information without authorization, including a report classified as top secret related to an unspecified foreign country, according to the affidavit.
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
But under the direction of interior designer Heidi Caillier, the iconic floral was stretched over an expanse of down in a Los Angeles workroom, shipped to a top secret mountain location, and deposited in Kendall Jenner’s new living room.
—Christine Lennon, Architectural Digest, 8 Dec. 2025
There’s top secret sensitive information that only someone that’s really looking hard can find, seeking the truth.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Ashley Joachim Tellis, an unpaid State Department senior adviser, is facing a felony charge of unlawful retention of national defense information after investigators found more than 1,000 pages of top secret or secret documents at his home Saturday in Vienna, Virginia.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
But under the direction of interior designer Heidi Caillier, the iconic floral was stretched over an expanse of down in a Los Angeles workroom, shipped to a top secret mountain location, and deposited in Kendall Jenner’s new living room.
—Christine Lennon, Architectural Digest, 8 Dec. 2025
There’s top secret sensitive information that only someone that’s really looking hard can find, seeking the truth.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Ashley Joachim Tellis, an unpaid State Department senior adviser, is facing a felony charge of unlawful retention of national defense information after investigators found more than 1,000 pages of top secret or secret documents at his home Saturday in Vienna, Virginia.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top secret
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During the sentencing hearing that began last week, prosecutors revealed the previously confidential contents of a handwritten note with Thompson's name and the shooting date found at his family's house in the Hedingham subdivision.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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All calls will be kept confidential.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Four small planes were diverted by the Air Force after breaching restricted airspace around the stadium, but the aircraft were never considered threats.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Simons is an unrestricted free agent after the season, and Ivey is a restricted one.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s personal experience of the pizza, or of the healing, or of the spiritual awakening, Gilbert said, was going to be completely different.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The service Smiling, friendly, and personal.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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The filing argues that custody is a nonwaivable jurisdictional requirement and that remote court proceedings would raise insurmountable problems, including the inability to verify identities, enforce perjury laws, or protect classified information.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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At first, video footage of the potential suspect wasn't available under Guthrie's subscription plan, but it was recovered by authorities and private-sector partners.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The designation would mean no change for the hundreds of private property owners in the zone.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Neighbors shares a cinematic style with esoteric filmmakers such as The History of Concrete’s John Wilson, and Lance Oppenheim, who is behind docs such as Some Kind of Heaven and Ren Faire.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2026
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Lightwall can tell you its name, who created it and answer more esoteric questions about its purpose.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20secret. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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