as in concealment
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Noun
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Abby is also designed in conscious contrast to the slight but quick Ellie, who often has to use stealth and wits to overpower her enemies.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025 -
Some of the final fights now adapt to stealth more dynamically, forcing you to actually engage.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The line that the AI isn’t forming a personal opinion is a kind of sneaky subterfuge.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Even under sweeping Western sanctions, Russia was able to stay afloat through subterfuge and with support from allies like China and North Korea.—
Linggong Kong,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In one instance, Lisa is aghast to find a gun in his house, but her anxiety about his involvement with a local resistance group feels no more dramatic than her frustration with Basem’s reticence about the dissolution of his family.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2025
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That reticence could conceivably involve suppressing concerns about how the U.S. military’s increasing involvement in domestic missions is placing strains on resources and readiness.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Covertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covertness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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