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Recent Examples of covertly
The feature was shot over twenty-eight days, covertly, mostly within the confines of the van.
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The film, which was shot covertly in Iran, is steeped in a language of resistance against the notoriously repressive Iranian regime.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Scams and malicious actors could be waiting on the other end, with the intent of covertly persuading the call’s recipient to get involved in some kind of scheme.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The irony is this could’ve been the time, if ever there was a season for the Miami Heat to covertly capitulate.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Mainstream media repeats this false narrative so the American public can move on and those in power can continue their abuses covertly.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
DiNanno also accused Beijing of covertly conducting nuclear tests.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
DiNanno also accused Beijing of covertly conducting nuclear tests.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
The film, made covertly in Iran, was France’s nominee for best international film.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The film, which was shot covertly in Iran, is steeped in a language of resistance against the notoriously repressive Iranian regime.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Scams and malicious actors could be waiting on the other end, with the intent of covertly persuading the call’s recipient to get involved in some kind of scheme.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The irony is this could’ve been the time, if ever there was a season for the Miami Heat to covertly capitulate.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Mainstream media repeats this false narrative so the American public can move on and those in power can continue their abuses covertly.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
DiNanno also accused Beijing of covertly conducting nuclear tests.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
DiNanno also accused Beijing of covertly conducting nuclear tests.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
The film, made covertly in Iran, was France’s nominee for best international film.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for covertly
Adverb
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Under Cuba’s penal code, people who clandestinely enter Cuba to commit terrorism can be punished by death or life in prison.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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The group was largely defeated in 2019, but some elements still operate clandestinely in Syria and Iraq.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That Hanson so could faithfully and conspiratorially convey that in her naturalistic, uncontrived images came from a place of friendship.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But tech companies will have to prove that new devices can do things better or differently than smartphones and alleviate privacy concerns around devices can surreptitiously record their surroundings.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Also, strong steps against the Russian shadow fleet that surreptitiously transports energy products, designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and other economic measures strongly penalizing Russia and aiding Ukraine.—
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Covertly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covertly. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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