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Examples of open secret in a Sentence
It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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The dispatch of North Korean soldiers’ to Russia is still an open secret within the secluded regime which has limited access to news from the outside world.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
The league’s consideration of the venue for the final has been an open secret since the Current’s home opener at the start of the season.
—Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
Oil is an open secret, the shadow side of our petroleum-hungry moment.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
The allegations span two decades and have sparked a wider conversation in the TV sector over presenter behavior and open secrets.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
open secret
noun
: something supposed to be a secret but in fact generally known
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