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infiltrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of infiltrate
as in sneaks
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 infiltrates The show, which stars Jessica Chastain as an investigator who infiltrates online hate groups to prevent incidents of mad violence. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026 This coexistence of the everyday and the extraordinary suggested to me a cinematic way of approaching death – not as a spectacular intrusion, but as a presence that slowly infiltrates daily life. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 July 2026 Yet up here hardly a sound infiltrates the noble trees that surround the estate. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Without it, walls can have a knock-on effect that infiltrates the rest of your room. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 7 June 2026 Nessa infiltrates Maryam’s life as her nurse, aiming to find the truth. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026 Conversely, water infiltrates sandy loam soil relatively quickly but also drains out fairly quickly. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026 Directed by Daniel Chong, the movie is about a 19-year-old environmentalist who infiltrates the animal world in the body of a beaver. — Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infiltrates
  1. sneaks
  2. worms
  3. inserts
  4. slips
Verb
  • Every round, the players put on googly-eyed glasses that obscure their vision while Sam sneaks over to tap a Spy, who removes their glasses so Sam can point out which object fits the prompt.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Manual friction sneaks in as systems fail to scale with growth or suffer from poor implementation.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sneaks
Verb
  • MomTok got Taylor on the plane and off to star in The Bachelorette, but not before Dakota worms his way in one last time.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Guiteau eventually worms his way into an audience, ostensibly seeking an ambassadorship for his dubious contributions to the campaign but, in reality, requesting a path to greatness.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Definition of worms
Verb
  • What should be a relaxing weekend quickly veers off course as Chuck inserts himself into the group and tests the limits of their patience.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Relic chip, of course, is the impetus for the main storyline of Cyberpunk 2077, where V inserts the experimental tech that contains the soul, in effect, of a real person.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of inserts
Verb
  • Many congregants remain standing, using this final chance to plead their case as the day slips by.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The end goal is to hand off tedious tasks to the AI, be that managing your calendar or filling out school permission slips that show up in your email.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of slips

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“Infiltrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infiltrates. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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