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
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Another stealth feature is the dorsal air inlets on the upper surface of the fuselage.
—David Szondy
april 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Chris Looft, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Reynolds’s mistress, initially passive, employs stealth and guile and becomes her master’s master.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
However, the weeks-long performance decline and the lab’s slow response to user complaints, as well as several changes that users argue amount to stealth price hikes, are testing that loyalty.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Another stealth feature is the dorsal air inlets on the upper surface of the fuselage.
—David Szondy
april 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
In a separate incident last week, an F-35 stealth fighter made an emergency landing.
—Chris Looft, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Reynolds’s mistress, initially passive, employs stealth and guile and becomes her master’s master.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
Adjective
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Filling out the role of Ilya is Jay Armstrong Johnson; Jimin Moon plays Shane; Ryann Redmond plays a wine-mom narrator who lives for their clandestine love.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.—
Jeremy Mennis,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
Noun
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And the level of secrecy surrounding how this map was drawn was rather amazing.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The map was made in secrecy, revealed just a day before the Special Session, and pushed through just months before critical elections.—
Jon Harris Maurer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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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For that, Quintrell turned directly to Austen’s own plotting.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Even the film’s critic-defying, pinky-swearing fanbase may be disappointed in the barebones production, jarring plotting, tired dialogue and ham-handed staging.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lothar Speer During his sentencing in 2024, federal prosecutors said the full damage caused by Rocha's decades-long covert relationship with Cuba may never be fully known.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Ukraine has also conducted long-range covert drone strikes launched from within Russian territory, including attacks on strategic airbases using drones concealed in trucks or civilian infrastructure, demonstrating the increasing reach of low-cost UAV systems into deep strategic targets.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Enter Consuelos’ Maurice, of course, just in time to put a capper on all the scheming and on this show.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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When Ashley handed the fake certificate to Josh, his mind was on his own scheming.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Duties include developing operation plans and going undercover.—
Angela Rodriguez
May 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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The measure has some exceptions, such as undercover operations, SCUBA teams, bomb squads, and SWAT teams, but broadly bans masks.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Some solitary wasps build many nests together in a community, and some live in nests underground so hanging decoys wouldn’t make a difference.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Instead, Putin spends more time in underground bunkers micromanaging his war, paranoid about a coup or an assassination attempt by Ukrainian drones, sources told the Financial Times.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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