secret identity

collocation in English

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secret
adjective
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/ˈsiː.krət/us
/ˈsiː.krət/
If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know ...
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identity
noun
uk
/aɪˈden.tə.ti/us
/aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i/
a person's name and other facts about who ...
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(Definition ofsecretandidentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, like the victim him- or herself, the state must set aside its own denial of victims in its midst, and release thesecretidentityof lost neighborhood power.
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He was sentenced to two weeks of solitary confinement, but retained hissecretidentity.
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She is prone to making monologues about hersecretidentitywhen she undergoes an internal crisis, often failing to realize that others are within earshot.
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At this time his identity was unknown, but he proved popular and reappeared in later issues, which made a point of hissecretidentity.
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But none of them, parents and children, could fully talk about the subject without revealing theirsecretidentity.
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He maintains the traditionalsecretidentityand costume.
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Hissecretidentityis unknown to everyone except himself and the audience.
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They were both aware of the other'ssecretidentitywhich kept them from outwardly betraying the other.
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In hissecretidentity, he worked as a traveling repairman.
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He retains hissecretidentityby stripping off and hiding his costume before paramedics arrive.
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Her status as a character is bad; she is a criminal and has asecretidentity.
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In hissecretidentityhe was the owner of a chain of fitness centers and a former bodybuilding champion.
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After wounding him, she removes his mask, and discovers hissecretidentityand innocence.
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She then turned to the media with her story, after which she turned again to the police and was offered asecretidentity.
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But recently, he's had even "more" on his mind: stuff like his powers, hissecretidentity, and drugs.
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Both come to know each other'ssecretidentityand start a romantic relationship.
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Hersecretidentityhas not yet been revealed.
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In lucha libre, many characters wear masks, adopting asecretidentityakin to a superhero, a near-sacred tradition.
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This stipulation was waived after he was forced to reveal hissecretidentity.
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Superman'ssecretidentitywas discovered by a number of villains during the series.
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