as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
I enjoy privacy for a time, but eventually I miss the company of others
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Recent Examples of privacy
Additionally, the walls were covered in barbed wire, and the balcony had a large privacy wall.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Mendoza wouldn't say who was prescribed the medication, citing patient privacy laws.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
O’Brien declined to identify the affected relative or provide further details about their circumstances to protect their privacy.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
This matters because Android 15 brings a host of critical security and privacy updates, and Samsung’s One UI 7 does even more to narrow the security gap to iPhone.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Mendoza wouldn't say who was prescribed the medication, citing patient privacy laws.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
O’Brien declined to identify the affected relative or provide further details about their circumstances to protect their privacy.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
This matters because Android 15 brings a host of critical security and privacy updates, and Samsung’s One UI 7 does even more to narrow the security gap to iPhone.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for privacy
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“Privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privacy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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