Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Secret; confidential.
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- adjective Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in
hushed whispers betweeninsiders ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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Examples
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The story took a bit of a slow start on friday night, most of the plot being hush-hush, but with the fashion show and the drama, it ended big!
weekly nathreee 2009
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Maybe they should move along to the next hush-hush conspiracy: a vast majority of Democrats voted for Barack Obama in last year's election.
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Getty Images Such a hush-hush approach might make sense were this a military campaign as the word cyberattack connotes.
Cybercrime Comes to the IMF Jeremy Wagstaff 2011
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"It's all very hush-hush, but we are talking about something that is likely happen in the next four to six weeks," a source said.
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It all leads to Wednesday's hush-hush finale episode, which marks the end of an era.
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Sometimes they even get me into the hush-hush private parties, where I get to schmooze with the big kids.
Why I, Perhaps Stupidly, Continue To Live in New York « 2009
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She referenced the World Bank's revised policy on access to information and explained that the institution has "gone from a hush-hush place to an era of openness" as a result of the adoption of such policies and standards.
Rebecca Harris: Knowledge Is Power: Transparency and Participation Will Be the Drivers of Effective Development Rebecca Harris 2011
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Sources close to Baba and O confirm that both talk-show divas are deep into hush-hush talks with Ms. Pippa-licious.
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She referenced the World Bank's revised policy on access to information and explained that the institution has "gone from a hush-hush place to an era of openness" as a result of the adoption of such policies and standards.
Rebecca Harris: Knowledge Is Power: Transparency and Participation Will Be the Drivers of Effective Development Rebecca Harris 2011
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Torpey won't be seen as Jessica — that role is now played by Bree Williamson — but will play a different character, which the show has asked us to keep hush-hush.
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