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Collocations for secrecy - noun

ADJECTIVE

absolute, complete, total
great, strict, utmost
excessive
government, official

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VERB + secrecy

maintain
be cloaked in, be shrouded in
be sworn to
All the researchers on the project are sworn to absolute secrecy.

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secrecy + VERB

surround sth

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PREPOSITION

in secrecy
The drugs squad operates in the greatest secrecy.
secrecy about
The organization has managed to maintain secrecy about its activities.

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PHRASES

a blanket of secrecy, a cloak of secrecy, a veil of secrecy
A blanket of secrecy surrounded the tribunals.
a culture of secrecy (esp. BrE)
The Ministry of Defence must answer for its culture of secrecy.

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