Thesaurus results for INFILTRATED

infiltrated

verb

past tense of infiltrate

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 In early September, 1972, a Palestinian militant group called Black September infiltrated the Olympic Games in Munich and killed eleven Israeli athletes. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 Italian food products and cuisine have infiltrated just about every corner of the globe, but nothing compares to trying classic Italian dishes at their source—and there’s so much more than pizza, pasta, and gelato. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026 The manosphere has infiltrated every aspect of our society—social media and content creators, dating, politics, businesses. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors say Beirich, who previously led the SPLC's hate groups tracking section, was one among several individuals who oversaw payments to individuals who infiltrated white supremacist groups and acted as informants for SPLC. — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 By the time smoke is visible, the finest particles, which are of greatest health concern, have often already infiltrated the building. — Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The near-tangible odor has infiltrated every corner of Alicia Naranjo’s home, which is six houses down from the warehouse. — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Still, bits and pieces of the avant-garde dream infiltrated the mainstream. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 If 2025 was the year AI infiltrated every corner of consumer life — from social feeds to shopping — 2026 is the year people are pausing for thought. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 14 July 2026

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Abdeen sneaked a few berries into his mouth, with one eye on his sister Essie, who stood nearby.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Wilyer Abreu and Adley Rutschman answered with RBI hits before Gasper's first Red Sox homer sneaked around Pesky's Pole in the seventh and Abreu hit an RBI single.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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But he wasn’t merely inserted into the stars’ histories as an observer like the fictional movie character, Gump.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
The running game got another boost with the return of second-year back Jordan James, who re-inserted himself into the competition to back up Christian McCaffrey with rookie Kaelon Black, who made his preseason debut Tuesday.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Planned production was delayed by more than two years, while initial operational capability has slipped by roughly three and a half years to the third quarter of fiscal year 2030.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Finally, Brent Brennan’s first year at Arizona in 2024 went so badly (the Wildcats slipped from 10-3 to 4-8) there were rumors he might get fired before Year 2.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of slipped

Verb

Gemini has wormed its way into virtually every Google product and service, powering email organization in Gmail, document summary in Drive, and much more.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Like parasites, those jukebox musicals wormed their way into Broadway and slowly killed the medium.

— Jesse Eisenberg, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of wormed

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If reelected, Luxon is seeking to make his government the latest worldwide to enact age restrictions for social media platforms after dozens of countries have either introduced or are mulling such measures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
When O’Flynn arrived to begin character development, she was introduced to the story’s parents, played by two actors with a lifetime’s worth of Leigh films under their belt.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

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