sneaked

verb

variants or snuck
past tense of sneak
1
as in lurked
to move about in a sly or secret manner the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed

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2
as in infiltrated
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can

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Recent Examples of sneaked Recently, sneaker mules snuck into our team group chat—and even Martha Stewart approves. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 The couple snuck off the next weekend and got married on May 30, 1966 at the Ringgold Baptist Church in Ringgold, Ga. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 While Bad Sisters snuck a nuanced portrait of sisterhood into a frantic whodunit, Youth lets its characters steep in the weirdness of ordinary life. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026 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, 18 Aug. 2026 In 1969, 22-year-old drama student Albert Goodman sneaked onto the stage at Woodstock in Bethel, New York, and captured Jimi Hendrix‘s legendary closing performance. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026 Hollywood’s top showrunners and creatives snuck out of their respective writers’ rooms for Variety’s annual Showrunner Breakfast on August 14. — Matt Minton, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Take a look at the ideas that inspired the game and some of the inside jokes that were snuck in. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked
  1. lurked
  2. infiltrated
  3. slipped
  4. inserted
  5. slid
  6. stole
Verb
  • Rhetoric that had lurked in conspiracy-minded corners of the internet was now coming from the federal government itself.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For years, Cole was mystified by a small, beanlike object with stripes which lurked in the background of certain drawings.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurked
Verb
  • State health officials suspect that the goats were exposed to rabies by a skunk that infiltrated their pen in late July.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Texans have always seemed to relish their otherness, maybe even more so now that, in our age of globalization, so much sameness has infiltrated most American and international cities.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of infiltrated
Verb
  • Hybrid work increased slightly while fully remote work shrank slightly; average remote hours slipped only from 27 to 26 hours over the measured period.
    — Gleb Tsipursky, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As the last of the September light slipped behind Central Park Wednesday evening, a small group of guests made their way into the Conservatory Garden, one of the park’s quieter gems and a place that remains unfamiliar even to many New Yorkers.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of slipped
Verb
  • Ordonez alleges he was kidnapped by two people who threatened him, blindfolded him, had weapons and inserted a syringe into his neck.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean with a few small crumbs attached, 17 to 19 minutes.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of inserted
Verb
  • Tommy Edman scored easily, and Mookie Betts slid across the plate headfirst as the throw came in high and too late.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Equifax , TransUnion , Fair Isaac — Shares of the credit monitoring companies slid in midday trading.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • On the opening weekend, at the City Ground, they were set for a good 0-0 draw before Anton Stach stole the points with a show-stopping free-kick winner.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • According to the documentary, Watson stole Crowe's money, prompting Crowe to threaten retaliation.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of stole

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