closeted
Americanadjective
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The book’s first section is told in through Eddy’s journal entries as he describes the contentious rehearsals that bring together a group of closeted Kingstonians of different ages, classes and levels of sexual candor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
We wanted to be mysterious and be closeted, and Katie was the one who encouraged us not to, and to just be ourselves.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It kind of siphoned all of that pent-up, closeted stuff that you hold back, that you couldn’t freely express,” she said.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
As part of his story’s ongoing tragedy, Preston spent much of his life closeted from the reality of his sexual orientation.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
He closeted himself with her father in the study.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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