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to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper
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Recent Examples of closeted
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Evans will play Brigadier ‘Mad’ Mike Calvert, the closeted homosexual and highly controversial British commander in charge of the elite ‘Malayan Scouts’ leading the military response against the CTs.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Cohn, the mastermind of the Lavender Scare, which ousted gay and lesbian employees from federal jobs in the ’50s, and himself a closeted homosexual, was Trump's mentor.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Coupled with an increasingly conservative school board in Katy ISD, which has taken actions ranging from banning books that mention gender and sexuality to outing closeted transgender students to their parents, Tolleson saw a community desperately in need of support.
—Gwen Howerton, Chron, 19 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Amid another crisis in Lebanon, a closeted, young man must embody masculinity to be casting a film.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Evans will play Brigadier ‘Mad’ Mike Calvert, the closeted homosexual and highly controversial British commander in charge of the elite ‘Malayan Scouts’ leading the military response against the CTs.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Cohn, the mastermind of the Lavender Scare, which ousted gay and lesbian employees from federal jobs in the ’50s, and himself a closeted homosexual, was Trump's mentor.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Coupled with an increasingly conservative school board in Katy ISD, which has taken actions ranging from banning books that mention gender and sexuality to outing closeted transgender students to their parents, Tolleson saw a community desperately in need of support.
—Gwen Howerton, Chron, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closeted
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The journalist in the film, Harry Shukman, captures that on a hidden camera.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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The hidden side is flat to stay flush with the wall.Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Each even comes in a display box similar to what housed those outfits of old.René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Floodwaters have devastated the Biltmore Village, which is where the estate's employees are housed.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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But their whirlwind romance can’t overcome his insecurities over her promiscuous past and the blatant homophobia of his writing partner Banky (Jason Lee), who lashes out at the relationship as a means of dealing with his own repressed homosexuality.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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Taking the reins from Glenn Close, who originated the role on Broadway, Scherzinger brings an almost alien quality to Norma, whose strange poise and aloofness masks much deeper, repressed trauma.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Rule 2: Modulate your own expectations, too Setting personal boundaries about budget and how many people to buy for can help gift-givers avoid stretching themselves too thin.Melinda Fakuade, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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While an overall heaviness weighs 1883 down, there’s a level of personal feeling here that compensates, as Sheridan concocts an American origin story filled with the intentional messiness and ambiguity that has always been his hallmark.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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In the midst of honoring the actor’s life and successful career, the people who were close to him are also speaking about the circumstances that surrounded his death.Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Taking the stage in a baby-blue leotard — surrounded by a full band and back-up singers dressed in white — the 25-year-old pop star served up silky vocals and perky choreography before slinking over to Fallon’s interview set-up, taking his spinning chair for a ride and laying across his desk.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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That included missing a wide-open man on a would-be TD down the middle of the field.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Cash provided by investing activities included $235,733 of extension payments made to the trust, $204,460 of reimbursement from the trust of franchise and income tax payments, and cash withdrawn from the trust of $2,653,439 in relation to stock redemptions.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Whether paired with heels, sneakers, or both (like Gaines), wide-leg jeans are the closet staple your wardrobe may be missing this spring.Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
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By calling Hobbes the only liberal worth reading, Gray implies that liberals are really closet totalitarians—and know it.Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closeted. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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