as in sneaking
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 infiltrating
Continue reading … COZY CONNECTIONS – Mamdani hands big check to radical group boasting about infiltrating his campaign.
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FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
This cannot be accomplished without infiltrating and taking over the PLO, something Hamas has never managed to do.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Alex’s reporting on the lobbyists infiltrating the climate summit ticked off an oil exec whose company takes out a lot of advertising on UBN.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
The Savant star took to Instagram to share her perspective on the network delaying the miniseries, which follows an investigator infiltrating domestic extremist groups, indefinitely.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
But at a time when American moms are reaching their breaking point—and right-wing values are infiltrating the mainstream—is the choice to lean out of the workforce a radical new form of feminism or a regressive return to an outdated social system?
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
So are nanoplastics silently infiltrating our food chain, or just stirring up trouble at the roots?
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Season 5 dives into the contrast between old and new New York, with secret billionaires, mobsters and mysterious residents infiltrating the building.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
OneTaste opened its doors in San Francisco in the early two-thousands, as wellness culture was infiltrating the mainstream.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
This cannot be accomplished without infiltrating and taking over the PLO, something Hamas has never managed to do.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Alex’s reporting on the lobbyists infiltrating the climate summit ticked off an oil exec whose company takes out a lot of advertising on UBN.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
The Savant star took to Instagram to share her perspective on the network delaying the miniseries, which follows an investigator infiltrating domestic extremist groups, indefinitely.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
But at a time when American moms are reaching their breaking point—and right-wing values are infiltrating the mainstream—is the choice to lean out of the workforce a radical new form of feminism or a regressive return to an outdated social system?
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
So are nanoplastics silently infiltrating our food chain, or just stirring up trouble at the roots?
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Season 5 dives into the contrast between old and new New York, with secret billionaires, mobsters and mysterious residents infiltrating the building.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
OneTaste opened its doors in San Francisco in the early two-thousands, as wellness culture was infiltrating the mainstream.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infiltrating
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Finally, Aleah and Tom end up at the house, slowly sneaking around and trying to maintain the upper hand in a dazzling shoot-out.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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But the main action involved Norman Reedus’ Daryl sneaking into El Alcazar and killing pretty much everyone there of any villainous importance, while also freeing Roberto’s girlfriend Justina (Candela Saitta).—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Also on Sunday, Sturm scratched second line center Casey Mittelstadt, moving Pavel Zacha to center and re-inserting Khusnutdinov back into the lineup and onto the second line.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Back in 2019 the Dolphins were intentionally tanking the team, trading quality players before the season and routinely inserting players claimed off the waiver wire into the lineup.—
Omar Kelly
Updated October 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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An op-ed about a country slipping and state failure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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He is accused of slipping incapacitating drugs into victims’ food or drinks before assaulting them between 2021 and 2024.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Much of route 395 is a two-lane highway and includes 200 miles through towns with stoplights and/or winding mountain roads.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The winding drive on Arizona 89A through Oak Creek Canyon became our first state highway designated as an official scenic road for good reason.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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