as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
the SWAT team carried out a stealth raid on the house, which was believed to be harboring a terrorist cell
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Recent Examples of stealth
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
An attack submarine, whose exact class and name has not been disclosed, is also expected to operate in the area, adding stealth and long-range strike options to the task force.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Developer Konami has been keeping the classic stealth series alive throughout the years with releases and remasters since its last mainline entry in 2013.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Maybe the next idea will be much better than the Axis—a nuclear weapon produced with unprecedented stealth, say, or something more clever than my own small mind can contemplate.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
An attack submarine, whose exact class and name has not been disclosed, is also expected to operate in the area, adding stealth and long-range strike options to the task force.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
For one thing, the PLA Air Force has yet to show a stealth bomber in the B-2’s category, although one is said to be in the works.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Developer Konami has been keeping the classic stealth series alive throughout the years with releases and remasters since its last mainline entry in 2013.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
Adjective
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The Bundy family’s statement noted this and said their destination was not clandestine, as the FBI document alleged.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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The result was the Commandos, who operated in clandestine raids behind the lines to harass the enemy with remarkable success.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The secrecy goes beyond a simple lack of disclosure.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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With the benefit of hindsight, agencies would very likely reverse engineer a need for anonymity for police officers whose duties do not actually demand such secrecy.—
Charles Ford Champion,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Get Ready: Katy Perry Has Released a Sneak Peek of Her New Song And the internet has receipts.—
Mehera Bonner,
Marie Claire,
15 Mar. 2017
Noun
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All of that plotting is happening in a separate room from the elaborate ball itself, which was filmed at boxer Evander Holyfield’s mansion in Atlanta.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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While these reflections offer some useful context to Carroll, this circuitous plotting is distracting.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Woman of the Hour In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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That provision allows a president to take covert actions as long as Congress is informed.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Morning Show’s journalists and executives are back to boardroom scheming and digging for the truth in a new trailer for the Apple TV+ show’s fourth season.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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For MacNeill, whose character's successful scheming leads to this arrangement, there's no other way forward to protect their status.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cameron Crowe researched what would become his debut script by going undercover as a high school student for a full year in what can only be described as a 21 Jump Street stunt.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Further, this legislation is unnecessary if it is truly intended to apply to undercover officers.—
Charles Champion,
Oc Register,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Korean Central News Agency/AP What To Know North Korea has conducted six underground nuclear tests since 2006, the most recent in 2017.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Around a million years ago, a sinkhole opened, turning the Cedar Creek waterway into an underground river.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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