as in sneaked
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
over time, undercover agents infiltrated the crime ring and eventually busted their gambling racket
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Recent Examples of infiltrated
The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure.
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Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, on Ukraine’s eastern front, Russian forces have infiltrated the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian officials.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
And the moment has called, forcing Guy — a man with no passport, and virtually no training in the realm of supernatural defense — to fly from New York to London to investigate a frightening and powerful vampire named Jasper (William Fichtner) who has infiltrated the London motherhouse.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Harmful bacteria and other microorganisms could have infiltrated the city's water system due to the recent water main breaks, according to the City of Globe Water Department and Gila County Public Health and Community Services.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Hunter could always shoot, but help defenders would stray off him if a driver infiltrated the lane.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
From Taylor’s return to radio and late-night interviews to brand activations and more, TS12 has completely infiltrated the mainstream in a way that TS11 did not.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Although the use of AI has infiltrated their industry and many others, Diana Haussling, CEO of Hello Products, emphasized the importance of maintaining a human element and understanding different cultures.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
While a wallpaper photographed by Calle was turned into a key black-and-white print in the collection, with small bellflowers blossoming on shirts and pants, a flavor for Orientalism infiltrated Rizza’s designs, inspired by some of Calle’s snapshots.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, on Ukraine’s eastern front, Russian forces have infiltrated the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian officials.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
And the moment has called, forcing Guy — a man with no passport, and virtually no training in the realm of supernatural defense — to fly from New York to London to investigate a frightening and powerful vampire named Jasper (William Fichtner) who has infiltrated the London motherhouse.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Harmful bacteria and other microorganisms could have infiltrated the city's water system due to the recent water main breaks, according to the City of Globe Water Department and Gila County Public Health and Community Services.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Hunter could always shoot, but help defenders would stray off him if a driver infiltrated the lane.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
From Taylor’s return to radio and late-night interviews to brand activations and more, TS12 has completely infiltrated the mainstream in a way that TS11 did not.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Although the use of AI has infiltrated their industry and many others, Diana Haussling, CEO of Hello Products, emphasized the importance of maintaining a human element and understanding different cultures.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
While a wallpaper photographed by Calle was turned into a key black-and-white print in the collection, with small bellflowers blossoming on shirts and pants, a flavor for Orientalism infiltrated Rizza’s designs, inspired by some of Calle’s snapshots.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infiltrated
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On the other hand, 14 different teams — including one who barely snuck into the preseason top-25 — received at least one Final Four nod.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Then the third-year tailback snuck to the right and made the wide open grab in the flat.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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At this point, turn down the heat to 375°F for the final 25 to 30 minutes, or until a knife or skewer inserted 2 inches from the edge of each pie comes out clean.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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Reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and bake until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thigh registers 165°F, 2 hours, 45 minutes to 3 hours, 45 minutes, basting with pan juices every 45 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Things took a comic turn as the Unitree G1 slipped while walking over food bits.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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They can be slipped on hoop earrings and two different types of chains.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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We as a community contain (often brain-wormed) multitudes, as evidenced by this year’s plethora gay Halloween costumes.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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After a scramble from Baltimore’s corner kick, Kerr’s header at the back post wormed through a thicket of defenders, and Cuthbert had the final touch.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dark energy was introduced as a placeholder force to explain this accelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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More on the science behind the portfolio diet A few small studies led by Jenkins in 2003, including the trial that introduced the diet to the world, found an association between following the portfolio diet and a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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