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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
Rodrigues deked Woll and snuck the puck past him for the Panthers’ third goal of the period.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Svetlana Dali, a mentally ill stowaway who sneaked onto a flight to Paris last year, is back to her plane-hopping ways.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Dali, who previously was convicted in Brooklyn federal court of being a stowaway on a Delta Air Lines flight out of New York's JFK Airport to Paris, allegedly snuck onto a United flight at New Jersey's Newark airport on Wednesday night, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Svetlana Dali snuck by the airline employees at Gate C74 at Newark Liberty International Airport and onto United flight 19, Wednesday night according to a law enforcement source.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Closure, Michał Marczak, Poland-France, 2026, 108΄ (European premiere) Shortly before dawn on May 27, 2023, 16-year-old Chris sneaked out of his house and took a bus to Warsaw.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Now, just as quickly and seemingly out of the blue, another rap song has snuck an earworm into the zeitgeist.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
However, within months of his deportation, El Mencho snuck back into the United States, ending up in San Francisco once more.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
During the night, an enterprising photographer with a telephoto lens sneaked upstairs in a building opposite Children’s and found a window in line with Patrick’s room.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Svetlana Dali, a mentally ill stowaway who sneaked onto a flight to Paris last year, is back to her plane-hopping ways.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Dali, who previously was convicted in Brooklyn federal court of being a stowaway on a Delta Air Lines flight out of New York's JFK Airport to Paris, allegedly snuck onto a United flight at New Jersey's Newark airport on Wednesday night, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Svetlana Dali snuck by the airline employees at Gate C74 at Newark Liberty International Airport and onto United flight 19, Wednesday night according to a law enforcement source.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Closure, Michał Marczak, Poland-France, 2026, 108΄ (European premiere) Shortly before dawn on May 27, 2023, 16-year-old Chris sneaked out of his house and took a bus to Warsaw.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Now, just as quickly and seemingly out of the blue, another rap song has snuck an earworm into the zeitgeist.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
However, within months of his deportation, El Mencho snuck back into the United States, ending up in San Francisco once more.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
During the night, an enterprising photographer with a telephoto lens sneaked upstairs in a building opposite Children’s and found a window in line with Patrick’s room.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked
Verb
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Leonard lurked in the background of the All-Star hubbub, leaving his noise on the court as the only routine Ingram could watch.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Expecting to find traces of the past in the old town of Regensburg, at first, archaeologists believed nothing that exciting lurked here.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The shock that we could be attacked on our own soil by people who infiltrated the country with the purpose of attacking it has faded.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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And the public needs to be aware of the advances and take action, especially if your phone has been infiltrated.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Iran had, 10 days earlier, fired a barrage of missiles at Israel in response to its attacks, including one that slipped through Israel's sophisticated air defenses and landed in the heart of its capital, Tel Aviv.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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On a frigid day late last month, a Russian attack drone slipped through Ukraine’s air-defense systems and glided into Kyiv’s government district, heading in the direction of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Place skillet in preheated oven, and cook until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165°F, about 20 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the steak reads 130°F–135°F for medium-rare, about 5 minutes.—
Eric Wareheim,
Saveur,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Buildings slid into decay, forcing out the elderly renters, bringing in an underclass -- criminals, dope users, the poor, unemployed Mariel refugees.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rocket Lab — The space company’s stock price slid 5%.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The truck driver called the police to report the suspects cut the trailer lock and stole computer equipment, according to a statement by the Chino Police Department.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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After Pritchard stole an errant Suns pass, White zipped one inside to Queta for an emphatic dunk.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Sneaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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