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as in slid
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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as in inserted
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
Furthermore, when colonizers attempted to burn all evidence of Nkrumah’s time as a revolutionary leader, Hesse snuck his reels out of Ghana, and into a London vault, where the footage has spent decades inside, waiting to be digitized.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2025
When Mumy was just a kid, Lockhart snuck him and his TV sister Cartwright into shows at the Whisky a Go Go during the height of the 1960s psychedelic scene.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
After an extended defensive shift for the Minten line, aided by an icing, Jacob Trouba came down from his right point spot and sneaked a shot through Korpisalo’s glove arm and body for the 3-2 advantage.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Linson sneaked the movie through the system.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The bride snuck into the bridal suite to change out of her sky-high Louboutins and into a pair of Sneex.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, anyone who actually followed through on those long-ago threats to quit the NFL seems to have snuck back into the fold.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The couple snuck in the celebration after spending Christmas in the Bahamas and leaving days later for New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, continues the source.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
When Maeva, two years older than Mbeumo, returned home, the pair sneaked into a bedroom.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2025
When Mumy was just a kid, Lockhart snuck him and his TV sister Cartwright into shows at the Whisky a Go Go during the height of the 1960s psychedelic scene.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
After an extended defensive shift for the Minten line, aided by an icing, Jacob Trouba came down from his right point spot and sneaked a shot through Korpisalo’s glove arm and body for the 3-2 advantage.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Linson sneaked the movie through the system.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The bride snuck into the bridal suite to change out of her sky-high Louboutins and into a pair of Sneex.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, anyone who actually followed through on those long-ago threats to quit the NFL seems to have snuck back into the fold.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The couple snuck in the celebration after spending Christmas in the Bahamas and leaving days later for New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, continues the source.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
When Maeva, two years older than Mbeumo, returned home, the pair sneaked into a bedroom.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked
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The biopharmaceutical stock slid more than 5%.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The broken glass happened because Mako couldn't stop himself while running on the hardwood floor and slid into the cabinet.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Vandy inserted itself into the Playoff conversation by beating LSU last week, so why is our Playoff projections model still so low on the Commodores, who entered Saturday with just an 8 percent chance?—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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The terrain was steep and mountainous, the forests were thick, and threats from buffalo and leopards lurked in the wilderness.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Was Blass’s mental block a sign of what lurked on the other side of these quotidian failures?—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Harmful bacteria and other microorganisms could have infiltrated the city's water system due to the recent water main breaks, according to the City of Globe Water Department and Gila County Public Health and Community Services.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hunter could always shoot, but help defenders would stray off him if a driver infiltrated the lane.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Modern Wall Street has killed just about everything cool that walks or crawled at one time or another.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The van’s driver then crawled out of his vehicle’s window, crossed over a median and was instantly struck by a car speeding in the opposite direction, which was broadcast by the news helicopter following the chase.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The apple-munching Euphoria actor slipped into Tilda Swinton’s plush period dress from the ravishing 1992 drama, joined by Jeff Goldblum, Wicked’s wizard himself, in sparkly Gucci.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shares of Honeywell have slipped 4% this year.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Just hours before the thieves quietly stole the historic coins, four chainsaw-wielding thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris using a ladder boosted by a mechanical boom truck to force a window open at the famed museum and steal millions of dollars worth of jewelry.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Boasting a skinny heel and pointy toe, Williams’ patent leather heels stole the spotlight at the event, which was held at the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo, Spain.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pennywise — the iconic, malevolent shapeshifting entity that often takes the form of a dancing clown and was first introduced in Stephen King's 1986 novel It — suddenly and mysteriously appeared on five different continents on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Micheli estimated about 70 bills had some form of this language, about 3% of the almost 2,400 bills introduced.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Sneaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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