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
Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The company, which is called Hiverge, emerged from stealth today with $5 million in seed funding, led by Flying Fish Ventures with participation from Ahren Innovation Capital and Alpha Intelligence Capital.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The range and strike capabilities of stealth bombers such as the B-21 Raider presents China with a particularly daunting challenge.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The Rise of Predictive Platforms Ray Security’s recent emergence from stealth, backed by $11 million in seed funding, shows how this vision is taking shape.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The company, which is called Hiverge, emerged from stealth today with $5 million in seed funding, led by Flying Fish Ventures with participation from Ahren Innovation Capital and Alpha Intelligence Capital.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
And then there’s matcha, the stealth competitor already stealing PSL’s crown on search engines.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The range and strike capabilities of stealth bombers such as the B-21 Raider presents China with a particularly daunting challenge.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
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Joint operations by the Civil Police and the Health Surveillance Agency have led to the closure of four clandestine factories and the arrest of 41 people, according to a statement by the government of São Paulo.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Instead of being purely driven by a life-changing amount of money, Carrie has feelings for Richard, having carried on a clandestine affair with him before their murder plot.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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The next movie from the multi-Oscar winning Everything Everywhere All at Once duo is shrouded in secrecy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hibatullah Akhundzada lives in near-total secrecy in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar and rarely makes public appearances.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 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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The season drew heavy criticism for its glacial pace and incoherent plotting, generating more Reddit theories than actual scares and leaving viewers more haunted by what could have been.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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For almost the entire bloated two-hour run time, Black keeps his foot on the accelerator in the hope that audiences won’t notice the haphazard, barely logical plotting.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gallagher Trombley, the Digital Mom Media founder, worries that the helicopter parenting and the constant surveillance of our children, covert or otherwise, might have harmed an entire generation.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Those concerns have reportedly deepened tensions within the Pentagon over the military’s expanding role in supporting covert geopolitical objectives without clear congressional authorization.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the researchers expect that scheming will only increase as models become more capable.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Though the story that White had told the undercover officers didn’t suggest an intentional killing, he was charged with murder.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Border czar Tom Homan received $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents.—
Kate Wolffe
October 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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All living Gaza hostages are now free 20 living hostages were returned to Israel by Hamas after being held in underground tunnels with little food, water, or medical care for two years.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Just as sophisticated as Hamas, which built hundreds of miles of underground tunnels as part of its preparations for war with Israel?—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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