guarded secret

collocation in English

meaningsofguardedandsecret

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guarded
adjective
uk
/ˈɡɑː.dɪd/us
/ˈɡɑːr.dɪd/
careful not to give too much information or show how you ...
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secret
noun
uk
/ˈsiː.krət/us
/ˈsiː.krət/
a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told ...
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(Definition ofguardedandsecretfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As the ending was a closelyguardedsecret, many details had to be imagined by the playwright.
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A further implication is that until its announcement, the electoral date is a closelyguardedsecret and the campaigning period is kept as short as possible.
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As we know, very few women indeed know exactly what their husbands earn, and that is very often a closelyguardedsecret.
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The council did not keep that a closelyguardedsecret; it consulted.
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It is clear that what was going on remained a closelyguardedsecretuntil 1970.
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Even the elements of this co-operation, which is absolutely essential, would appear to be a closelyguardedsecret.
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The markup in retailing is the most jealouslyguardedsecretof all.
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However, the identity of the members of these advisory bodies, which meet behind closed doors, remains a closelyguardedsecret.
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Is it a closelyguardedsecretwhether the tribunal is declining jurisdiction in cases where the inquiry began before it was established?
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Alternatively, a closelyguardedsecretcould become public or be disclosed, with no-one to blame, if a case concerning it was before a court and jury.
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The ratio of the various ingredients is a closelyguardedsecretof individual coconut candy manufacturers.
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Its composition is and remains a closelyguardedsecret.
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There are about 930 members spread throughout the world, and the list is a closelyguardedsecret.
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Its purpose and function remains a closelyguardedsecret.
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In the note, she promises him a night of pleasure, but begs him to keep their encounter a safelyguardedsecret.
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It was designed to have a speed in excess of 20 knots, but its actual speed was aguardedsecret.
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The cuisine is linked to the nobles, who religiously maintain the authenticity of the past, and the recipes are a closelyguardedsecret.
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