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or snuck
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as in slid
to move about in a sly or secret manner
the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed
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as in inserted
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 pianist, unable to resist, snuck in a few twinkling flourishes.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
According to some reports, Swift eventually snuck into Arrowhead Stadium behind a large rolling screen midway through the game and People later confirmed her attendance.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2025
Four plays later, Hurts snuck in for the two-score lead that sealed the team’s second win.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Read about a man who has snuck into prestigious events for nearly a decade.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Young Charlie snuck into his father’s room one night to steal his dad’s credit card and used it to pay an escort for her services.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Near Broadbelt’s home, a very small dog snuck out from behind a fence and barked at reporters on the sidewalk.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The group snuck in the Nimrod deep cut into the set list, playing it for the first time since a show in Boise, Idaho in 1997.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
It was later discovered the boy had snuck into the monorail station, which was not in operation at the time.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
According to some reports, Swift eventually snuck into Arrowhead Stadium behind a large rolling screen midway through the game and People later confirmed her attendance.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2025
Four plays later, Hurts snuck in for the two-score lead that sealed the team’s second win.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Read about a man who has snuck into prestigious events for nearly a decade.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Young Charlie snuck into his father’s room one night to steal his dad’s credit card and used it to pay an escort for her services.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Near Broadbelt’s home, a very small dog snuck out from behind a fence and barked at reporters on the sidewalk.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The group snuck in the Nimrod deep cut into the set list, playing it for the first time since a show in Boise, Idaho in 1997.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
It was later discovered the boy had snuck into the monorail station, which was not in operation at the time.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked
Verb
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As the door rolled shut, Shane slid in.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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These debates matter because Colorado has slid to near the bottom in quality-of-life metrics over the past decade.—
Amy Stephens,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Currently, gut biopsies are collected through invasive procedures, like an endoscopy or a colonoscopy, in which tubes must be inserted into the patient’s body and anesthesia is required.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Sep. 2025
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The reports came from a school therapist at a local elementary school after a student’s foster parent told them Cordum had come to the home for an appointment and inserted something into the child’s rectum, according to a July 2024 news release by the state’s Department of Justice.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Parasites lurked inside the fish and turned out to be a new species.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
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Doctors on the ground estimate that tuberculosis has infiltrated almost every second home of this eastern urban compound, killing residents and robbing many families of their livelihoods.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Another aspect is that Netanyahu might have traitors in his government, like legitimate traitors that infiltrated.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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In commemoration of World War II, a creaky old Sherman tank crawled past half-empty bleachers, and the Korean War was honored with a short video.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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His satirical conservative anchorman then crawled out from behind the Late Show desk and basked in the corresponding cheers as the Colbert Report theme song played.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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The older sense of Zionism—establishing a Jewish state to shield Jews from persecution—has largely slipped from view.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Coins like Solana, Algorand and Avalanche also slipped.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Twins then intentionally walked Kyle Manzardo to face Naylor, who, after Ramírez and Manzardo stole third and second base respectively, brought them both home.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Jubair and others allegedly stole 18 megabytes of data including thousands of names of Court employees, job titles, work locations, and usernames, and cellphone numbers.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The matter has become a tad more complicated in recent years, as UEFA and then the Premier League introduced rules saying clubs could only amortise a player’s fee to a maximum of five years.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The district has already introduced phonics and math portions of Bluebonnet Learning, which do not contain religious references, but the reading curriculum approved on Tuesday has faced statewide scrutiny for incorporating religion into literacy lessons.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Sneaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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