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
Club officials say gangs have subjected the club website to sustained cyber attacks, attempted to intimidate club employees, and even tried to infiltrate their ticket office by applying for jobs at Anfield.
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Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
That is the thing that turned me on to the idea that these companies have a huge amount of power and the ability to infiltrate the culture.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Over the course of seven episodes, he was shown returning to the mysterious island where the games are held to try and infiltrate and bring down the operation.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Threads of nationalism and patriotism infiltrated these narratives.
—Tracie Canada / Made By History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
That is the thing that turned me on to the idea that these companies have a huge amount of power and the ability to infiltrate the culture.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Over the course of seven episodes, he was shown returning to the mysterious island where the games are held to try and infiltrate and bring down the operation.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Threads of nationalism and patriotism infiltrated these narratives.
—Tracie Canada / Made By History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infiltrate
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Sometimes, he's gotten invited to inaugural balls; other times, he's been able to sneak in.Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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And with a personal training certification and a degree in kinesiology, a wellness focus often sneaks into many aspects of my personal and professional life.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
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For context, the US intelligence community is currently reeling after discovering that hackers linked to the PRC wormed their way deep into US telecommunications infrastructure, potentially compromising things like phone calls and text messages.WIRED, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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The uncertainty, the instability, the danger that pervades his life worms off the page and into your brain.Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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At the hospital, surgeons inserted a shunt to control swelling in Manning's brain and tended to his many injuries.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours or until an instant read thermometer inserted in the middle of a chop registers 145°F.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.06% — tech stocks like Palantir, Advanced Micro Devices and Micro Strategy had a rough day — but that’s still close to the flatline and not a precipitous drop.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Former unicorn Farfetch, which slipped into administration in late 2023, is being revamped under its new owner Coupang.Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has branched out into the acting world and he’s done more than work in television and movies.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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The tentative agreement is nonetheless a victory for the foreign-policy teams of Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who worked in tandem with regional partners Qatar and Egypt to bring it about.Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Infiltrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infiltrate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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