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top-secret

[top-see-krit] / ˈtɒpˈsi krɪt /
ADJECTIVE
highly classified
Synonyms
WEAK
classified hush-hush supersecret under security restrictions under wraps
top secret
NOUN
highly classified
Synonyms
WEAK
classified hush-hush supersecret under security restrictions under wraps

Example Sentences

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She confessed to harboring a top-secret method that has never failed her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The dance teacher said she auditioned for an "unknown artist" and once cast, the top-secret job involved being sent to the filming location in discreet transport.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Air Force One is equipped with everything that a president needs in the air—all the communications gear, intelligence files, and other top-secret paraphernalia that he or she would have on the ground.

From Slate • May 12, 2025

"Report from Iron Mountain" is a 1967 anti-war satire that claimed to be a leaked top-secret Pentagon-commissioned report — the subject of my new book, "Ghosts of Iron Mountain."

From Salon • May 7, 2025

The challenge of the top-secret work was thrilling.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin