sneak peek
noun
1
: a secret look
She took a sneak peek at the birthday presents hidden in the closet.
2
: a brief showing
We saw a sneak peek of the movie that will be released next month.
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On Tuesday, one of the players, defender Jean-Kévin Duverne, gave fans a sneak peek of the new redesign, more streamlined blue Haiti team jersey in a video posted on TikTok of a photo shoot.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Haunt fans eager to get a sneak peek at what’s in store for Knott’s Scary Farm 2026 and breathe in the fog that always hangs over the Granddaddy of all Halloween events will get their chance during a preview event planned for this summer.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
The sneak peek for season 11 introduces us to the new blood coming aboard, but some past fires are still burning bright.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
But tens of thousands of people — friends and family of museum staff, students and journalists — have already been offered a sneak peek at the nearly 20-acre campus as crews finish final art installations and landscaping.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Haunt fans eager to get a sneak peek at what’s in store for Knott’s Scary Farm 2026 and breathe in the fog that always hangs over the Granddaddy of all Halloween events will get their chance during a preview event planned for this summer.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
The sneak peek for season 11 introduces us to the new blood coming aboard, but some past fires are still burning bright.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
But tens of thousands of people — friends and family of museum staff, students and journalists — have already been offered a sneak peek at the nearly 20-acre campus as crews finish final art installations and landscaping.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
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“Sneak peek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneak%20peek. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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