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as in shady
given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
his opponent's sneaky campaign manager was clearly up to something
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as in sneak
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
a sneaky plan to replace the priceless painting with a copy
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Recent Examples of sneaky
The Irish have been sneaky good after halftime all season, even during those losses to Miami and Texas A&M.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This way, when any potential thieves show up, the crunch of the leaves under sneaky paws will alert the woodrats.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
While consumers are used to companies tacking on sneaky fees, the newest generation of bill increases are coming from government taxation, generally local or state.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Its durability is in large part due to Wilde’s sneaky indictment of the repressive culture that forced Dorian to keep his true self hidden, locked away in a closet.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This way, when any potential thieves show up, the crunch of the leaves under sneaky paws will alert the woodrats.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
While consumers are used to companies tacking on sneaky fees, the newest generation of bill increases are coming from government taxation, generally local or state.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Its durability is in large part due to Wilde’s sneaky indictment of the repressive culture that forced Dorian to keep his true self hidden, locked away in a closet.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaky
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Place your propane tank in a mostly shady location a few feet from your house.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Next comes the fun of trying to reform the civil service with shady Blaine fighting them at every turn.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Get Ready: Katy Perry Has Released a Sneak Peek of Her New Song And the internet has receipts.—
Mehera Bonner,
Marie Claire,
15 Mar. 2017
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Not only is her delivery hilarious, but having Forest Whitaker’s daughter play an unabashed Hollywood nepo baby is a sly bit of meta casting that pays off big time here.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In a performance space that felt more like an extended living room than a club, Keith Richards surveyed the crowd and flashed a sly smile.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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The evil-doing in question is simple enough, at least for a franchise that has always been built around the existence of a clandestine organization of magicians (The Eye) who love using their skills to take down bad guys and quite literally share the wealth with their eager audiences.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
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The 16-month plot to bribe Maduro’s chief pilot illustrates how Washington pairs clandestine operations with military power to destabilize the regime while projecting strategic pressure in the region.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Fixed with a seemingly permanent half-smile — detractors called it a smirk — Cheney joked about his outsize reputation as a stealthy manipulator.—
Calvin Woodward,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The gel was doing its work—its stealthy reconstruction of skin cells and follicles and mental states.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the comedy's newest installment, which arrives a year after the series first premiered, Charles is assigned with helping Wheeler College president Jack Berenger (Max Greenfield) crack a case and must go undercover as a college professor, per a synopsis from Netflix.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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In it, viewers meet Petraitis as Andrius, who is in undercover mode; Baroti as Laima; Kasperavicius as Mykolas; and Augustaitis as Rytis.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, his team quickly secured their covert support in the form of money and supplies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trump has authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in the country and has left the door firmly open to unspecified land operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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At Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood, guests can take guitars or arrange tours of the property's legendary underground recording studio, NightBird.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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Finland, for instance, is nearing completion of the world’s first permanent underground disposal site for its five reactors’ waste.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Sneaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaky. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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