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
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
Tokyo Scramble is a mess with its unattractive environments, lackluster stealth gameplay, inconsistent in-game systems, and laughably bad narrative beats.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 20 Mar. 2026
For a quiet-luxury look Don’t let the ultra-baggy legs and shoelace waist dissuade you from going the stealth-wealth route.
—India Roby, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Moonshot, which emerged from stealth mode in December with $12 million in fundraising, is developing a high-power electromagnetic launcher system to propel payloads and enable cargo deliveries into space at hypersonic speed using electricity rather than chemical fuels, The Times of Israel reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
Tokyo Scramble is a mess with its unattractive environments, lackluster stealth gameplay, inconsistent in-game systems, and laughably bad narrative beats.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
Given the app’s popularity, the thoroughness of the info-stealer, and the stealth of the operation, the potential fallout could be severe.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 20 Mar. 2026
For a quiet-luxury look Don’t let the ultra-baggy legs and shoelace waist dissuade you from going the stealth-wealth route.
—India Roby, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
Adjective
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The role of the two CIA agents who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua remains unclear.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The role of the two CIA agents, who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, remains unclear.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The April 26, 1986 disaster shone a spotlight on lax safety standards and government secrecy in what was then the Soviet Union.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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By the end of that show, the anxiety and isolation that freight life in the closet had burned away, leaving a happy, hopeful ending in place of familiar narrative disaster; love is found, secrecy is banished, and all is well.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 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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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
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But Goebel’s sharp dialogue, razor plotting and fiery sense of Los Angeles elevate his unconventional characters.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, our research suggests AI chatbots could easily be used for covert advertising to manipulate their human users.—
Brian Jay Tang,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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In a series first, Captain Sig Hansen launches an unprecedented covert scouting mission, deploying an underwater drone into the unknown waters in a bold attempt to locate the rare strain of king crab before the rest of the fleet arrives.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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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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These were actually undercover police officers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Federal prosecutors in Alabama secured an 11-count indictment accusing the organization of paying millions of dollars to some of those undercover informants and hiding the real purpose of the payments from its donors.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Reznik said while the San Gabriel River system and adjacent spreading grounds, stretching from Irwindale to Long Beach, work exceptionally well, capturing 90% of the local runoff that percolates into underground basins for later use, that’s not true of some other waterways in the county.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The film centres on Karampour’s reunion with her brother Siâvash, formerly a vocalist in an Iranian underground punk band now living in exile in New York.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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