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Recent Examples of surreptitiously
By the episode's end, however, he's set his sights on Morgan, having surreptitiously slipped a note into her grocery bag.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, a few students were surreptitiously checking smuggled screens that day.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The revelation raised the possibility that an unknown entity had obtained the cryptographic equivalent of a skeleton key that could be used to surreptitiously decrypt millions of users’ DNS queries that were encrypted through DNS over TLS or DNS over HTTPS.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Well aware of the sprawling privacy implications of ubiquitous personal recording devices, Xu is careful to position Plaud devices as professional tools, not gadgets made to surreptitiously capture dinner table conversations.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Could only participate, if surreptitiously, in this long-overdue cumulation.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, a few students were surreptitiously checking smuggled screens that day.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The revelation raised the possibility that an unknown entity had obtained the cryptographic equivalent of a skeleton key that could be used to surreptitiously decrypt millions of users’ DNS queries that were encrypted through DNS over TLS or DNS over HTTPS.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Well aware of the sprawling privacy implications of ubiquitous personal recording devices, Xu is careful to position Plaud devices as professional tools, not gadgets made to surreptitiously capture dinner table conversations.
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Could only participate, if surreptitiously, in this long-overdue cumulation.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surreptitiously
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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.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Others are stealthily looking for deals, sales, using layaway options and trading brand preferences for affordability.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Surreptitiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surreptitiously. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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