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
Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The New York firm, which launched in late 2024 after being in stealth mode for three years, has gone all in with applying monomateriality as the answer to the mounting problem of textile waste.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The United States has deployed three naval vessels—including two aircraft carriers—capable of operating F-35 stealth fighter jets across the Western Pacific this week amid China's rapidly growing sea power and expanding maritime activity in the region.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Correcting An Expensive Mistake Designed as a new class of multi-mission stealth warships, the Zumwalt-class was meant to meet the congressional mandate for a warship that offered the naval fire support of a battleship.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The New York firm, which launched in late 2024 after being in stealth mode for three years, has gone all in with applying monomateriality as the answer to the mounting problem of textile waste.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
The apparent planning and stealth with which the person of interest allegedly entered and exited the building stands out in the research, the professors said.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The United States has deployed three naval vessels—including two aircraft carriers—capable of operating F-35 stealth fighter jets across the Western Pacific this week amid China's rapidly growing sea power and expanding maritime activity in the region.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
Adjective
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Manned semisubmersibles built in clandestine jungle shipyards have been used for decades to ferry cocaine north from Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine producer, to Central America or Mexico.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Written and directed by Jafar Panahi (known for his clandestine 2011 documentary This Is Not a Film), the story follows released political prisoners seeking revenge after a chance roadside meeting.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Privacy is about agency, not secrecy Privacy isn’t about hiding.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the secrecy of a parent or grandparent can inflict its own potent wounds.—
Ruth Madievsky,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 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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But this is a romance show, and most of its recurring conflicts are romantic, so the rest of Bridgerton’s plotting has to be fairly frictionless to ensure that its depictions of love and lust are as dramatic as possible.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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The plotting, Truist claims, began in August 2022 when Rocco, Lovell, and other Grandbridge employees allegedly met with Colliers executives to discuss working together, all without the knowledge of Truist or its head of commercial real estate.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Díaz doesn’t expect openly antagonistic messaging at the halftime show — perhaps the lighter-blue Puerto Rican independence flag as a covert anti-occupation gesture.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Truist details allegations against former bank executives Truist’s complaint paints a picture of betrayal and covert meetings preceding the exodus.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the hardest part of the novel wasn’t scripting the scheming, backstabbing, or duplicitous behavior.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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While Harper is the example of Machiavellian plotting wielded for maximum enjoyment, Potomac’s Gizelle Bryant shows how that same kind of scheming, executed poorly, just amounts to misery for all parties involved.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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According to the District Attorney’s Office, Akers was working undercover as part of a task force when Stewart, 46, ran from uniformed law enforcement officers and then hid inside an unlocked tow truck.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The undercover investigators later spoke with Lorenz by phone.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Often the meats are wrapped in agave leaves and cooked in underground ovens, though some pitmasters substitute banana leaves.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The government is believed to be building a new underground nuclear facility there.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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