as in to sneak
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
over time, undercover agents infiltrated the crime ring and eventually busted their gambling racket
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Recent Examples of infiltrate
Some fires also started recently, like the Rock Fire near Tamarack Resort, and smoke has infiltrated the Treasure Valley.
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Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September infiltrated the Olympic Village and took 11 Israeli athletes hostage.
—Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The rule dates back to the 19th century and was founded by old-money circles in the Northeast to differentiate themselves from the nouveau riche trying to infiltrate the social elite.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Wednesday then infiltrates Isaac and Francoise’s operation.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September infiltrated the Olympic Village and took 11 Israeli athletes hostage.
—Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The rule dates back to the 19th century and was founded by old-money circles in the Northeast to differentiate themselves from the nouveau riche trying to infiltrate the social elite.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Wednesday then infiltrates Isaac and Francoise’s operation.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infiltrate
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Andrés Giménez was put on earth to cause misery to major league hitters looking to sneak ground balls through the infield.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Her previous instructor, Ramon Morones, used to sneak her into folklorico classes at San Jose City College.—
Iris Sanchez,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But Donaggio prefers to worm his way into your brain — and into the deepest pit of fears in your stomach.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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Last month, hackers wormed their way into Tea and accessed sensitive user data; 70,000 user images and more than 1 million private messages reportedly were leaked, including communications about abortions, users’ driver’s-license photos, and phone numbers that had been shared in private messages.—
Albert Fox Cahn,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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And Vásquez walked Pete Alonso immediately before Shildt emerged from the dugout to insert Peralta, a lefty, to face the left-handed-hitting Nimmo.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The leaders of Showrunner see a future in which audiences can insert themselves into their favorite shows and create new episodes.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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The junior wideout slipped loose into the secondary, breaking free for a 51-yard touchdown reception as the Harbormen cut things to a 21-13 game.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Conducted over the course of several months, a Microsoft postmortem on the Storm-0558 attack revealed several errors that led to the Chinese group slipping past cloud defenses.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
20 Sep. 2025
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Cleary had just started working in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division earlier this month, after numerous stints as an attorney in the Commonwealth.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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According to San Diego’s Acting Chief Innovation Officer Alexander Hempton, Mayor Gloria is urging his team to use this moment of financial strain as an opportunity to propose new ideas and work in new ways without sacrificing effectiveness.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Infiltrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infiltrate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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