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Recent Examples of sneakily
There are fun villains; Reggie’s nemesis is a sneakily vicious NFL alum (Craig Robinson) with the splendid name Jerry Basmati.
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Judy Berman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
With a comfy design and a sleek hue, the trend is sneakily elegant and easy to mix and match with other closet staples.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Layer it with the Camnow Cropped Puffer Jacket that’s a total staple winter coat, and suddenly your airport look feels sneakily stylish, comfy, and totally ready for whatever the forecast or your itinerary throws at you.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Onstage is Tatiana, McRae’s alter ego — a badass, sexy, fearless superstar who has been sneakily dominating the pop world all year, one freakishly flexible dance move at a time.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
Mini Jamie Camera Bag One of my favorite Coach purse purchases, the Mini Jamie Camera Bag is versatile and sneakily stylish.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
Coffee continues to reveal some health benefits – including the recent finding of promoting healthy aging in women – however, too much cream and sugar can sneakily add calories.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Due to high humidity levels, mold can sneakily build up in bathroom corners and crevices.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
After a few false starts, the idea for Bumble is born, and Russian mega-investor Andrey Andreev (a sneakily funny Dan Stevens fielding yet another accent) funds it.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
With a comfy design and a sleek hue, the trend is sneakily elegant and easy to mix and match with other closet staples.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Layer it with the Camnow Cropped Puffer Jacket that’s a total staple winter coat, and suddenly your airport look feels sneakily stylish, comfy, and totally ready for whatever the forecast or your itinerary throws at you.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Onstage is Tatiana, McRae’s alter ego — a badass, sexy, fearless superstar who has been sneakily dominating the pop world all year, one freakishly flexible dance move at a time.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
Mini Jamie Camera Bag One of my favorite Coach purse purchases, the Mini Jamie Camera Bag is versatile and sneakily stylish.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
Coffee continues to reveal some health benefits – including the recent finding of promoting healthy aging in women – however, too much cream and sugar can sneakily add calories.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Due to high humidity levels, mold can sneakily build up in bathroom corners and crevices.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
After a few false starts, the idea for Bumble is born, and Russian mega-investor Andrey Andreev (a sneakily funny Dan Stevens fielding yet another accent) funds it.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneakily
Adverb
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Faced with rising electricity prices, Americans are stealthily adding DIY solar systems.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Why did the actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker stealthily start exploring the technology that is giving Hollywood such existential angst?—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But tech companies will have to prove that new devices can do things better or differently than smartphones and alleviate privacy concerns around devices can surreptitiously record their surroundings.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Also, strong steps against the Russian shadow fleet that surreptitiously transports energy products, designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and other economic measures strongly penalizing Russia and aiding Ukraine.—
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Unlike Monday's burial for Princess Irene, which follows a Saturday prayer service in Madrid and a funeral Monday at Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, the Tatoi interment for Sofia's mother, Queen Federica of Greece, was not official, and took place almost furtively.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
18 Jan. 2026
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This has become the central theme of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City—probably the most chaotic show in its franchise—whose characters are always trying to root out which of their frenemies is furtively digging up dirt and spreading rumors about their legal or financial woes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Early modern Europe was not an ideal place to enforce intellectual property rights, which in those days existed only when technologies could be secretively monopolized by a guild.—
Niall Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2017
Adverb
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The feature was shot over twenty-eight days, covertly, mostly within the confines of the van.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The film, which was shot covertly in Iran, is steeped in a language of resistance against the notoriously repressive Iranian regime.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Sneakily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneakily. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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