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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Recent Examples of stealth
New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
While the series veers more toward the action side of things, stealth is also incredibly important.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Hypersonic missiles, stealth jets and drones were displayed in Beijing.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In addition, the fuselage is designed for a low radar and infrared profile for better stealth.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
While the series veers more toward the action side of things, stealth is also incredibly important.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
The United States seriously contemplated striking North Korea’s Yongbyon reactor in 1993, even drawing up military plans to attack the site with penetrating munitions delivered by stealth bombers.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Hypersonic missiles, stealth jets and drones were displayed in Beijing.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
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Co-created by The New York Times bestselling author Carr and season 1 creator and showrunner David DiGilio, Dark Wolf follows Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) on his journey from the SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA special operations.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Bundy family’s statement noted this and said their destination was not clandestine, as the FBI document alleged.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The secrecy goes beyond a simple lack of disclosure.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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With the benefit of hindsight, agencies would very likely reverse engineer a need for anonymity for police officers whose duties do not actually demand such secrecy.—
Charles Ford Champion,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Noun
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The hyperactive plotting runs on hyperventilating prose.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Girlfriend does not pretend all of this plotting and backbiting isn’t soapy nonsense.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Moreover, the lobster boat and the Mako were covert FBI assets carefully disguised as legitimate smuggling vessels.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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If compromised, malicious radios inside them could be used for simultaneous outages or covert data collection, the FHWA warned.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Morning Show’s journalists and executives are back to boardroom scheming and digging for the truth in a new trailer for the Apple TV+ show’s fourth season.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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For MacNeill, whose character's successful scheming leads to this arrangement, there's no other way forward to protect their status.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Cameron Crowe researched what would become his debut script by going undercover as a high school student for a full year in what can only be described as a 21 Jump Street stunt.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Further, this legislation is unnecessary if it is truly intended to apply to undercover officers.—
Charles Champion,
Oc Register,
8 Sep. 2025
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Billie Eilish’s unplugged Live at Third Man Records, back in 2019, was a limited-edition vinyl release, which instantly designated it an underground item.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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The film was an underground sensation, an endurance test for morbidly curious teens.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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