confidential
adjective
spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret.
confidentially
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a word derived from
confidential.
Example Sentences
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OpenAI, which confidentially submitted paperwork for an initial public offering in June, had been widely expected to go public this fall, but it has since pushed back the listing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The video evidence contradicting his claim was only made available, confidentially, to the court a year later - and placed on the public docket on 4 September this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
China’s Moonshot AI has confidentially submitted an application for an initial public offering to Hong Kong’s stock exchange, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Both OpenAI and Anthropic have confidentially filed to go public, with the latter expected to make its S-1 filing public as soon as September.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
While Mother cleared the dishes LaFarge leaned toward his son and said confidentially, “How old are you now, Son?”
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
