Thesaurus results for SNEAKS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sneak

as in lurks

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 infiltrates

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

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sneaks

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noun

plural of sneak

as in sneakers

someone who acts in a sly and secret manner "Why, you little sneak," the mother exclaimed, "you made my birthday present right under my nose!"

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Recent Examples of sneaks

Verb

One of them invites Bonnie over for a sleepover, and Jessie sneaks into her overnight bag, not realizing that toys are verboten to the new generation. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026 Fans are less tame, however, when Mamdani sneaks into the bar through a side entrance with New York City’s First Lady, Rama Duwaji. —

Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 May 2026 This bucket crossbody bag satisfies both in a minimalist silhouette, which sneaks in luxurious details like nappa leather trims, protective metal feet, and a secure zipper top closure. —

Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 26 May 2026 One of those comes when Nikki kills Megan Lawless’ Sarah after Bear sneaks out to talk to her in her car. —

Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 That day, Riley had been editing a sequence in which Corvette sneaks into a San Francisco condo owned by Christie, her fashion idol, by hiding inside a coffee delivery cart. —

Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 While the males are fighting, the female sneaks off to get some quick action behind enemy lines. —

Big Think, 8 May 2026 Ortiz sneaks field recordings and samples into these songs, too—each adding texture to the universe of her songs and evoking the wider world that exists just outside the frame of her narration. —

Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026 But some sunlight still sneaks through Earth’s atmosphere, bends around the planet and lands on the moon. —

Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026

Noun

In this case, a creator pairs her sneaks with a graphic tee. —

Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 16 June 2026 These sneaks utilize the latest running innovations to ensure your kicks improve performance while still looking stylish. —

Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 22 Apr. 2026 Wear them to work with a pair of cute loafers and a spring blouse, or dress them down with a tee and your favorite sneaks for a comfy-casual look. —

Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026 Fields also ran eight QB sneaks in 2025 — a play absent from the Chiefs playbook since Mahomes dislocated his kneecap on a sneak in 2019 — and converted seven of them. —

Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026 There were sneaks stateside on Saturday which will be rolled into Thursday previews which start at 2PM. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026 Ax’s piano sneaks in as a junior partner, politely turning over its concerto to a colleague. —

Justin Davidson, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026 He can’t be stopped short on most sneaks. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026 This is where the cold sneaks in. —

Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026

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Yet despite its reputation, this isn’t a bloodthirsty murder-bird that lurks in the rainforests waiting for its next victim.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
At the heart of our home galaxy lurks a gigantic black hole that’s more than a trillion times heavier than Earth, with all that mass stuffed into a region that is about 2,000 times wider than our planet.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026