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or snuck
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as in infiltrated
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can
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Recent Examples of sneaked
During intermission, Petra snuck upstairs to the backstage area and played with crafts alongside the young performers.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
The 76ers snuck into the playoffs after having some struggles all season.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
My grandfather always snuck an extra few pounds into my fist with the wink of an eye.
—Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Milos Kerkez, Liverpool’s adventurous left-back had sneaked unnoticed into a position high up the pitch to anticipate what happened next.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Then, Serafini snuck into the garage and, according to prosecutors, hid inside the residence for approximately five hours before emerging to attack his wife's parents.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
The Kings snuck into the postseason with six fewer points than the Calgary Flames missed with last year, a decidedly negative ledger (-22) and poor performance on both sides of the special-teams coin.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Boston successfully killed a Frost power play shortly thereafter — Aerin Frankel made a timely kick save on a cross-crease feed to Lee Stecklein — but Minnesota cashed in even strength to cut Boston’s lead to 2-1 when Kendall Cooper’s shot from the blue line snuck past Frankel.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The guests are peeved that Tyler would have snuck a makeup artist onboard, since everyone was supposed to do their own makeup.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
The 76ers snuck into the playoffs after having some struggles all season.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
My grandfather always snuck an extra few pounds into my fist with the wink of an eye.
—Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Milos Kerkez, Liverpool’s adventurous left-back had sneaked unnoticed into a position high up the pitch to anticipate what happened next.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Then, Serafini snuck into the garage and, according to prosecutors, hid inside the residence for approximately five hours before emerging to attack his wife's parents.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
The Kings snuck into the postseason with six fewer points than the Calgary Flames missed with last year, a decidedly negative ledger (-22) and poor performance on both sides of the special-teams coin.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Boston successfully killed a Frost power play shortly thereafter — Aerin Frankel made a timely kick save on a cross-crease feed to Lee Stecklein — but Minnesota cashed in even strength to cut Boston’s lead to 2-1 when Kendall Cooper’s shot from the blue line snuck past Frankel.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The guests are peeved that Tyler would have snuck a makeup artist onboard, since everyone was supposed to do their own makeup.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked
Verb
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But within the house, violence lurked like flammable gas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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At Saturday night’s dinner, people infiltrated the hotel to protest the Iran war and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The biotechnology stock slipped almost 2% after the company only slightly increased its full year forecast.—
Davis Giangiulio,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Instead of modifying one gene at a time, researchers began exploring whether entire genomes could be built and inserted into cells.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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The company’s bid fell apart last year, however, after a last-minute item was inserted into the state budget transferring the station’s operating permit to the Department of Administrative Services — thus keeping it out of private hands.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Once outside, Nataliia slid into the back of an ambulance and was rushed to the nearest burn center.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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His 1-1 draw at Manchester City and 2-1 defeat away to Fulham four days later meant Chelsea slid from fifth to eighth in the Premier League table, two points outside the five Champions League places with almost half of their campaign still to play.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That Derby was won by War Emblem, a small-boned speedball who stole the race on the front end after having been sold by his geriatric owner to Saudi Arabian Prince Ahmed bin Salman for $900,000 three weeks before.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Marlins opened the scoring in the second inning when Agustin Ramirez was hit on the left wrist by a pitch, stole second, advanced to third on an Ohtani throwing error and scored on a sacrifice fly from Caissie.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Sneaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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