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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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“So it was an Energy and Commerce top-secret effort?”

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a system administrator with a top-secret security clearance, is suspected by the DOJ of taking classified material.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

It was there that Ms Ponting became one of thousands of people experimented on as part of the CIA's top-secret research into mind control.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Now, heading into their fourth winter of war, the country’s energy suppliers are banking on a network of massive, U.S.-designed batteries held at top-secret locations to help keep the lights on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Does he really have access to top-secret information?

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin