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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Every now and then, a bathroom selfie will emerge, or a sneak peek at whoever led the surprise performance.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
On May 6, Schwartz is set to host the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre & Librettist Workshop, featuring a unique double bill of new musicals that gives audience members a sneak peek at what could be the next big ticket on Broadway.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 May 2025
Hunter, the older son of Food Network star Guy Fieri, shared a sneak peek of the task with fiancée Tara Bernstein in an Instagram Stories on Tuesday, April 22.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Though she is set to make her debut on the show this season, the 14-time Grammy winner was nowhere to be found in the sneak peek, meaning Little Monsters will have to wait a little longer to get a look at her top-secret character.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
On May 6, Schwartz is set to host the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre & Librettist Workshop, featuring a unique double bill of new musicals that gives audience members a sneak peek at what could be the next big ticket on Broadway.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 May 2025
Hunter, the older son of Food Network star Guy Fieri, shared a sneak peek of the task with fiancée Tara Bernstein in an Instagram Stories on Tuesday, April 22.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Though she is set to make her debut on the show this season, the 14-time Grammy winner was nowhere to be found in the sneak peek, meaning Little Monsters will have to wait a little longer to get a look at her top-secret character.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
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