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as in infiltrated
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
On the other hand, 14 different teams — including one who barely snuck into the preseason top-25 — received at least one Final Four nod.
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The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Then the third-year tailback snuck to the right and made the wide open grab in the flat.
—Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The two have engaged in secret phone calls, developed jokey nicknames, snuck off to smoke joints, and even had some pretty vulnerable conversations.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Then the third-year tailback snuck to the right and made the wide open grab in the flat.
—Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The two have engaged in secret phone calls, developed jokey nicknames, snuck off to smoke joints, and even had some pretty vulnerable conversations.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked
Verb
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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
Verb
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The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, on Ukraine’s eastern front, Russian forces have infiltrated the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian officials.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Things took a comic turn as the Unitree G1 slipped while walking over food bits.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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They can be slipped on hoop earrings and two different types of chains.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At this point, turn down the heat to 375°F for the final 25 to 30 minutes, or until a knife or skewer inserted 2 inches from the edge of each pie comes out clean.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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Reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and bake until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thigh registers 165°F, 2 hours, 45 minutes to 3 hours, 45 minutes, basting with pan juices every 45 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The power management company slid 4% on lackluster third-quarter results .—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lucas Paqueta equalised, Sven Botman slid the ball into his own net and then Tomas Soucek gilded the scoreline at the death and, through all of it, Newcastle were powerless.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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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“Sneaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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