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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
Levy sneaked back to the kitchen to help clean up.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Bhansali has to scan all of his diamonds — millions per year — to make sure no lab-growns have been snuck in the mix.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
But then, on a sweltering Alabama afternoon in the summer of 2024, somebody snuck into the police department’s evidence room.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The first was an odd-angle shot that sneaked by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Winner Trader Joe’s snuck in to steal the crown by just two points for 2026.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
In another instance, Kaitlyn snuck in an extra half-hour of sleep in the morning, after being up all night with her baby.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The dramatic cover continues to guide the drama of the party, from Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) choosing Benedict as her bachelor of the season to Eloise (Claudia Jessie) discovering her sister Hyacinth (Florence Hunt) had snuck in to the ball.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Before voting on that proposal, councilmembers snuck in Bill 40-24 in May 2024 to change how their own pensions will be calculated.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Bhansali has to scan all of his diamonds — millions per year — to make sure no lab-growns have been snuck in the mix.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
But then, on a sweltering Alabama afternoon in the summer of 2024, somebody snuck into the police department’s evidence room.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The first was an odd-angle shot that sneaked by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Winner Trader Joe’s snuck in to steal the crown by just two points for 2026.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
In another instance, Kaitlyn snuck in an extra half-hour of sleep in the morning, after being up all night with her baby.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The dramatic cover continues to guide the drama of the party, from Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) choosing Benedict as her bachelor of the season to Eloise (Claudia Jessie) discovering her sister Hyacinth (Florence Hunt) had snuck in to the ball.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Before voting on that proposal, councilmembers snuck in Bill 40-24 in May 2024 to change how their own pensions will be calculated.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked
Verb
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Expecting to find traces of the past in the old town of Regensburg, at first, archaeologists believed nothing that exciting lurked here.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Dodgers have lurked in the higher end of this free-agent market with shorter-term scenarios that carry bigger annual salaries.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Intolerance had infiltrated the sport, and football decided to fight back.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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While contrast therapy has long been popular in Scandinavia, it’s only recently infiltrated mainstream US culture, especially in big cities like New York and Los Angeles.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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,
13 Feb. 2026
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French wine and spirits exports have slipped from being traditionally France’s second-largest export sector to third, behind aerospace and cosmetics, as trade tensions intensified.—
Reuters 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Rivers inserted 6-foot-10 center Jericho Sims into the starting lineup, creating a double-big pairing alongside 6-foot-11 center Myles Turner.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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De Boo slid into the padded wall, seemingly more out of frustration than anything else.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Wright ultimately slid to the Seattle Kraken with the fourth pick.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Thieves stole $40,000 worth of handmade puppets, props and merchandise from outside a Hollywood Hills home.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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On March 18, 1990, two men posing as police officers stole 13 artworks valued at over $500 million from the museum in what is considered the largest unsolved art heist in modern history.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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