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private
adjective as in personal, intimate
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confidential, exclusive, independent, individual, secret, separate, special
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behind the scenes, clandestine, close to one's chest, discreet, hush-hush, hushed, nonpublic, not open, off the record, own, reserved, under one's hat, unofficial
noun as in lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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As the dollar figures climb ever higher, they are turning to debt and private equity—spreading the risks and potential rewards more broadly across the economy.
The FAA also limited business jets and some other private flights to major airports, along with restrictions on commercial space launches and parachute operations.
Still in the early stages, Smith hopes that by doing the groundwork a private company will eventually take over and build it.
In 2018, a tech worker in Bengaluru city said that his webcam was hacked, and that the hacker demanded payment in exchange for not sharing his private videos.
"Documents or expert reports by Nazi perpetrators that were offered at the auction are not for private collections," German State Minister for Culture Wolfram Weimer told German news agency DPA.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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