as in to sneak
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 infiltrate
With the recent revelation that IT workers from North Korea have even successfully infiltrated large Fortune 500 companies in the United States, every company's cybersecurity policy must increasingly and actively incorporate the factors of industrial espionage and trade secret protection.
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Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
On top of all that, U.N. agencies were found to have been infiltrated by Hamas members.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Season 3 will follow as these perspectives collide for the first time on a critical mission to infiltrate the alien mothership.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
In season three, those perspectives collide for the first time, as the series’ main characters are brought together to work as a team on a critical mission to infiltrate the alien mothership.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
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Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
On top of all that, U.N. agencies were found to have been infiltrated by Hamas members.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Season 3 will follow as these perspectives collide for the first time on a critical mission to infiltrate the alien mothership.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
In season three, those perspectives collide for the first time, as the series’ main characters are brought together to work as a team on a critical mission to infiltrate the alien mothership.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infiltrate
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Frances Haugen, a Facebook product manager turned whistleblower, snuck over ten thousand pages of documents and internal messages out of Facebook headquarters.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Throughout Season 1, fans speculated that Tyler may be a potential love interest for Wednesday Addams, showing early interest in her and even sneaking out of Nevermore together.—
Vincent Perella,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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Technically, the Singapore Sling is not a tiki drink, but this tropical concoction has wormed its way into the tiki canon.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 July 2025
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From being the face of a labor action against Hooters as a teen to filming on The Hills years before her own reality TV breakthrough on Vanderpump Rules to partying with Paris Hilton at Les Deux and dating John Mayer, Scheana Shay has wormed her way into every potential site of 2000s nostalgia.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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These systems also enforce best practices by inserting up-to-date clauses around borrower accountability, citizenship status and financial covenants.—
Adam Craig,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump is even inserting himself peronally in the narrative now, accusing JPMorgan Chase of dumping him as a customer following his first term in office.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Since AirTags were made to track objects like keys and bags, slipping one into a shoe was just a matter of time.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The open front is easy to slip on, while the eye-catching buttons allow for versatility of wear — bundle up or leave it open for an airy feel.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Here's how congressional boundaries work in Arizona.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some federal employees suggest Palantir is getting preferential treatment from the Trump administration, The Washington Post reported: Several ex-Palantir employees work in government.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Infiltrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infiltrate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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