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adjective

Definition of stealthnext
as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others the SWAT team carried out a stealth raid on the house, which was believed to be harboring a terrorist cell

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stealth

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noun

as in secrecy

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Recent Examples of stealth
Adjective
Described as a fifth-generation fighter, the F-35's technologies include stealth coatings as well as advanced radar and sensors, according to the Congressional Research Service. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 There are plenty of examples of good stealth gameplay in third-person games, though far fewer in first-person. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
By August 2023 Ozlo had emerged from stealth with $10 million in Series A funding led by LifeArc Ventures and ARTIS Ventures. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 The startup, which is coming out of stealth and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, Lux, 8VC, Aleph, Lightspeed and Altimeter Capital, also announced $250 million in funding over three rounds. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stealth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
  1. clandestine
  2. secrecy
  3. covert
  4. plotting
  5. undercover
  6. scheming
  7. underground
  8. sneaking
Adjective
  • Bridgers’ tour restricts phones, so the reader’s account had to stand in for the clandestine photo that might otherwise have accompanied the sighting.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Soviet Union operated an extensive clandestine biological weapons program despite being a party to the Biological Weapons Convention.
    — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of clandestine
Noun
  • That's important because ballot secrecy is a fundamental right under the state constitution and violations could create an opening for legal challenges.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Who actually administers lethal injection drugs is often shrouded in secrecy, like many aspects of the process, Lain said.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of secrecy
Adjective
  • There has been serious buzz recently about the film series focused on the United States conducting covert actions against drug cartels.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Flashbacks to recent events reveal that the townspeople never let Hal find peace, and even firebombed his home, only for a grown-up Noah — Kerry’s son, and Zoe’s grandson — to save him and regenerate his skin using Zoe’s covert alien tech.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of covert
Noun
  • Resurrection, a blast of old-fashioned Dexter greatness with tight plotting, fun guest stars, and a thrilling climax.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • None of this ever accumulates much weight, however, since the conflicts are all dulled by the one-note absurdity of the farcical plotting.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of plotting
Adjective
  • Some of us live in Chicago and are well aware of the lore of the Mirage Tavern, a real bar that undercover reporters operated in the 1970s to expose corruption in the city.
    — Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators also said Ellaboudy advised an undercover FBI confidential human source posing as a representative of a Houthi colonel.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of undercover
Noun
  • Thanks to some scheming of their own, Rebecca and Higgins have turned Hugo to their side, using him to acquire the crucial shares owned by the Milk sisters.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Keeping track of scheming or incompetent subordinates has always been the autocrat’s chief burden.
    — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of scheming
Adjective
  • Poland also has over 86,000 places of refuge offering a lower level of protection such as basements, underground garages or subway stations, and catering for around 23 million people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In 2011, Joe Kay debuted Soulection as a college radio show at Cal State Long Beach, spinning rare B-sides, progressive beats, inventive flips of classic records and soulful underground tracks.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of underground
Adjective
  • Contributor Yelena Alpert has a sneaking suspicion that these Frette slippers will last a lifetime, attributing her hypothesis to the shoe’s superior quality.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The package includes free breakfast for your plus-one (no more sneaking snacks away from the conference), a signature drink each night (perfect for unwinding after your workday ends), and 1,000 bonus IHG One Rewards points.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
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