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confidentially

ADVERB
in secret
Synonyms
WEAK
behind closed doors between ourselves between us between you and me covertly don't breathe a word hushedly in confidence in on the ground floor off the cuff off the record personally privately sub-rosa
Antonyms
WEAK
commonly familiarly openly publicly

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The company has filed confidentially filed for an IPO and the Wall Street Journal reported that it had engaged Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to advise on a potential listing in September.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Monday said it had filed confidentially for an initial public offering, following AI rival Anthropic’s IPO filing on June 1.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Adding to investors’ AI fervor, OpenAI late Monday reported it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering one week after competitor Anthropic announced it planned to go to market.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

OpenAI announced it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering one week after competitor Anthropic announced it planned to go to market.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“Well, I have a pretty good idea,” said the second C.I.D. man, and leaned forward to whisper confidentially.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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