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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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The Louisville amusement park provided a sneak peek of what visitors can expect to see this year.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
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—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The sneak peek lived up to the hype.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The Louisville amusement park provided a sneak peek of what visitors can expect to see this year.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
At the heart of the viral moment is the original audition tape itself, which viewers were given a sneak peek at just a few seconds in.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The sneak peek lived up to the hype.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Sneak peek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneak%20peek. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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