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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
As the evening progressed, the Plaths used some sneaky tactics to throw a surprise wedding anniversary party for Zac and Lydia right under their noses.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Of course, some sneaky attorneys might read these questions and proceed to rely upon AI hallucinations anyway.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2026
With Liverpool rumors getting loud, a big summer — and a sneaky Norge run — could get the biggest clubs in the game involved in the bidding.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
That is what made this email so sneaky.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Of course, some sneaky attorneys might read these questions and proceed to rely upon AI hallucinations anyway.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2026
With Liverpool rumors getting loud, a big summer — and a sneaky Norge run — could get the biggest clubs in the game involved in the bidding.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
That is what made this email so sneaky.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaky
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The Italian-style grotto is a shady spot to visit on sunny days, with trees sheltering the pool and fountain.
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This woodland native grows in USDA Zones 6-9 and is best suited to shadier areas of the landscape.
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Get Ready: Katy Perry Has Released a Sneak Peek of Her New Song And the internet has receipts.
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The fierce woman who always wore black, who could light up a room with her sly jokes and smoky laughter, grew quieter and more fragile after losing her lover.
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But the plot is just a loose framework for the film’s real appeal, which is its sly sense of fun, fabulous costumes, and genius use of its limited indie resources.
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Some may be announced publicly; others may happen in more clandestine ways.
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But clandestine flows aren’t the biggest factor behind the market calm.
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Then, in April, Anthropic made the first major acquisition in its history, buying a stealthy computational biology startup named Coefficient Bio for $400 million.
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Soldiers may soon be doing a bit less pack hauling as the US Department of Defense taps American Rheinmetall and Harbinger to develop a new generation of stealthy, inexpensive, and expendable robotic trucks designed to carry cargo to the battlefield.
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According to his plea agreement with prosecutors, Doyle sold a Glock pistol to an undercover informant on May 20, 2025 — part of a series of transactions on Chicago’s South Side that led to his arrest on July 7, 2025, a few days after the shooting at his daughter’s party.
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Whether openly or undercover, MSV doesn’t just fail shareholders.
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The film follows cybersecurity expert Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor), who lifts secret files about the existence of aliens from Wardex, a covert non-government organization that used to employ him.
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The investigation also linked the activity to China based on IP addresses associated with a LinkedIn account and a Gmail account tied to the covert recruitment scheme.
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Ukrainians say armed formations on both sides, including the UPA and Polish underground forces, were involved in attacks and reprisals that led to large-scale civilian casualties among Poles and Ukrainians.
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Exciting infrastructure plans are afoot in Europe also, as a number of audacious underground mega tunnels are redrawing the railway map of the continent.
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“Sneaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaky. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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