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as in shady
given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
his opponent's sneaky campaign manager was clearly up to something
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as in sneak
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
a sneaky plan to replace the priceless painting with a copy
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Recent Examples of sneaky
The Twins are a sneaky good spot with direct flights.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Yamazaki Rolling Slim Cart $145 West Elm This sleek set of rolling storage shelves is sneaky.
—Jordan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
Plus, adding cannabis is a sneaky way to offer relaxation while munching on something delicious.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
This one had a sneaky flavor booster—Dijon mustard.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Yamazaki Rolling Slim Cart $145 West Elm This sleek set of rolling storage shelves is sneaky.
—Jordan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
Plus, adding cannabis is a sneaky way to offer relaxation while munching on something delicious.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
This one had a sneaky flavor booster—Dijon mustard.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaky
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And Mark, in turn, begins to suspect that something shady is happening at Lumon.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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But fake paramours, fly-by-night contractors, bogus handymen and shady housing professionals are guilty, too.LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Anchored by Hailee Steinfeld’s charmingly sly title performance, the series cleverly enmeshes Dickinson’s indelible poetry with everyday frustrations (parents, crushes), world-historical occasions (the Civil War) and thoroughly modern slang.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Dressed in a traditional-looking headpiece at what appears to be an after-hours bonfire celebration, the star makes smoldering eye contact with someone offscreen while giving a sly smile.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying its clandestine satellites to orbit.Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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That looks set to continue with a new play from the veteran dramatist Howard Brenton set in 1942 and telling of a clandestine meeting at the Kremlin between Churchill and Stalin.Matt Wolf, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Tokyo has been enhancing its island defense capabilities, including developing a stealthy missile capable of conducting long-range attacks to sink invading warships.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Rachel did not play a flashy game like Tony, a super deceptive game like Boston Rob, a flirty game like Parvati, a stealthy cutthroat game like Dee, or a supremely social game like Kenzie.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Reacher dives deep into an undercover ring by securing a job inside the operation though the stakes are high as he’s seen ducking from gunfire, explosions and no shortage of bad guys.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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During the prosecution’s case, jurors saw floods of emails, undercover videos and wiretapped phone calls in which McClain and ComEd executives discuss hiring Madigan associates, including precinct captains Edward Moody and Ray Nice, former 13th Ward Ald.Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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For many Black southerners, the end of Jim Crow marked the beginning of covert discrimination—systems that, on their surface, signaled progress but kept discriminatory power dynamics in place.Essence, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025
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Read: What Europe fears The Eagle S, however, apparently had a covert military purpose as well: Investigators discovered that the vessel was crammed full of advanced surveillance equipment, which used so much power that the ship suffered from periodic blackouts.Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Between the five culinary offerings, including an underground fondue cave called La Fromagerie, two bars, clay tennis courts, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a nearly 6,000 square-foot indoor and outdoor spa, there is really no reason to leave the property.Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Headlining Rolling Loud California 2025 By Matthew Strauss As a member of New York’s underground hip-hop scene, Wolfacejoeyy has brought pride to the Staten Island scene with projects like 22Joeyy and Valentino.Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Sneaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaky. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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