IN CAMERA Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

in camera

adverb

Definition of in camera

as in privately

in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others the board of trustees met in camera to decide the fate of the embattled university president

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The post was later deleted, and Val apologized to Inaba publicly and privately.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
But Republicans privately worry that growing disapproval of his administration is a liability.

— Michelle S. Price, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of privately

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Anthropic filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year but has not made its S-1 financials public.

— Kate Rooney,Leslie Picker, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
OpenAI also confidentially filed for an IPO in June, but Altman has signaled that the company wouldn’t be going ahead with the listing amid mounting safety risks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of confidentially

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Meanwhile, conservative activists spread rumors last week that Talarico was struggling with his mental health and had secretly retreated to an Ohio hospital.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials said Tuesday was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company's technology.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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