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as in infiltrated
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can
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Recent Examples of sneaked
The prosecutor said Serafini snuck into his in-laws’ Homewood residence on the west shore of Lake Tahoe while nobody was home.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
My brother Mike knew a maintenance engineer who snuck me in to Seals & Crofts’ studio.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Ceretti, clad in a white gown, snuck into TCL Chinese Theater to support her man.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
In between shots with her fiancé Callum Turner, a quick selfie with Tove Lo, and a picturesque cookie from the Sunset Tower Hotel, the pop star snuck three photos of herself strumming a crystal clear guitar.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
White drove on Wembanyama and snuck a layup past him, then hit a 3-pointer over his towering outstretched arm.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The man was the person who first snuck the manuscript out of the Soviet Union in 1981.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Liverpool lost 1-0 at Galatasaray (not much of a way to mark Arne Slot’s 100th game as head coach), and Barca sneaked out of Newcastle with a 1-1 draw thanks to a 96th-minute Lamine Yamal penalty.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
This isn’t some behind-the-scenes thing that somebody snuck [in and photographed] from the set.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
My brother Mike knew a maintenance engineer who snuck me in to Seals & Crofts’ studio.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Ceretti, clad in a white gown, snuck into TCL Chinese Theater to support her man.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
In between shots with her fiancé Callum Turner, a quick selfie with Tove Lo, and a picturesque cookie from the Sunset Tower Hotel, the pop star snuck three photos of herself strumming a crystal clear guitar.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
White drove on Wembanyama and snuck a layup past him, then hit a 3-pointer over his towering outstretched arm.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The man was the person who first snuck the manuscript out of the Soviet Union in 1981.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Liverpool lost 1-0 at Galatasaray (not much of a way to mark Arne Slot’s 100th game as head coach), and Barca sneaked out of Newcastle with a 1-1 draw thanks to a 96th-minute Lamine Yamal penalty.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
This isn’t some behind-the-scenes thing that somebody snuck [in and photographed] from the set.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked
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The walls disappeared into a forest of trees, where live monkeys and at least one bear lurked behind the trunks.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boisterous and welcoming, Georgia regaled us with tales from Gary’s childhood, but a concern for her son’s present state lurked not far beneath the surface.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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In 2024 Israeli operatives infiltrated Hezbollah’s supply chain and used shell companies to sell members pagers and walkie-talkies rigged with explosives.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chavez and his aides repeatedly claimed that their critics are Communist or grower sympathizers who infiltrated the UFW before turning on it.—
Marcos Breton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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But their 20th shot counted when Foligno – playing in his first game back after missing 14 of the previous 16 games – slipped a low shot past the goalie after linemate Yakov Trenin had fought off a challenge from a Florida defender to get Foligno the puck.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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Google parent Alphabet fell nearly 9% and Microsoft sank almost 7% this week, while Nvidia and Amazon slipped about 3% each.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bake on the middle rack of the heated oven until the top is puffed and lightly golden and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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During the procedure, a catheter, or tiny flexible tube, is inserted into a blood vessel and snaked into the heart to view the coronary and/or pulmonary arteries up close.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Two travelers were injured when tons of rock slid onto a winding road inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the months since, Tappin has been busy purchasing bitcoin during the dip, even as bitcoin’s price slid into the 60s.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Shortstop Rachel Swenson drew a two-out walk in the bottom of the fourth, stole second and third base, and crossed home plate after a Country Day miscue to give the Eagles a 2-1 advantage.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Police said that in each instance, the thief broke into a locked car on the street or in a public parking garage and stole the vehicle.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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