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Recent Examples of stealthily
Karalis supplies his colleagues with fluorescent orange utility uniforms and stealthily leads them through the back door of the Bank Al Muraqabah, located just below Rahim’s building.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Others are stealthily looking for deals, sales, using layaway options and trading brand preferences for affordability.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Did the guys stealthily get rid of their pocket squares?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
The work in that book was surreal and stealthily philosophical—its opening poem was a fifteen-page meditation on the ontology of Popeye the Sailor Man—but impersonal.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Russian forces advance stealthily or rapidly on foot, trying to get through the barrage of FPV drones.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Others are stealthily looking for deals, sales, using layaway options and trading brand preferences for affordability.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Did the guys stealthily get rid of their pocket squares?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
The work in that book was surreal and stealthily philosophical—its opening poem was a fifteen-page meditation on the ontology of Popeye the Sailor Man—but impersonal.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Russian forces advance stealthily or rapidly on foot, trying to get through the barrage of FPV drones.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealthily
Adverb
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If some have surreptitiously slipped into the cart, throw them under the (school) bus.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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By the episode's end, however, he's set his sights on Morgan, having surreptitiously slipped a note into her grocery bag.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Changing congressional maps in a bid to ensure one party’s victory over another — called gerrymandering — has typically been done more furtively.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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When Glenna excuses herself to go check on Lady Ellen, Julia thanks the woman and then proceeds to sneakily follow her straight up to Ellen’s quarters.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Never Write Off Palmeiras Despite infighting at the club and star player Estêvão’s move to Chelsea, Palmeiras are sneakily hanging onto Flamengo’s lead.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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From there, they are forced to deal with an aging group of matriarchs (June Squibb, Annette O’Toole and Marceline Hugot) who covertly run the town—not to mention the cold and calculating brothel manager Enid (Margo Martindale).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Just last year researchers using similar brain imaging methods found that one in four behaviorally unresponsive patients was covertly conscious.—
Andrew Chapman,
Scientific American,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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To boost their morale, Washington had the play clandestinely produced for his troops at Valley Forge during an especially bleak winter.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Until the early 1970s, the Ojibwe continued to mine small pieces of pipestone at Ozhaawashkonaagwad clandestinely.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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By placing the reactors deep underground, the company hopes to solve some of the long-standing challenges of nuclear power.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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From finding oil deep underground to turning it into jet fuel or making your favorite tennis racket, there are multiple segments—each one with its own opportunities, risks, and investment vehicles.—
Jay R. Young,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Stealthily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealthily. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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