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
Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
This week also saw posts in Canada and across Europe that demanded orders be canceled for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the fifth-generation stealth fighter that has been widely adopted by most NATO members.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
This solitary behavior is reflected in their hunting strategies, which often rely on stealth and patience rather than group coordination.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Today, the only U.S. stealth aircraft in production are the F-35 and B-21.
—Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
This week also saw posts in Canada and across Europe that demanded orders be canceled for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the fifth-generation stealth fighter that has been widely adopted by most NATO members.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
Ubisoft started development on Mirage as an expansion to Valhalla before turning it into a full game, which paid homage to the series' roots by focusing more on social stealth and parkour.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
This solitary behavior is reflected in their hunting strategies, which often rely on stealth and patience rather than group coordination.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Taking over a century-old garden house hidden within Shanghai’s storied alleys, Samuel Gui Yang softly partitioned the space, seducing the audience yet making every one of them a clandestine voyeur.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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In a display of gallows humor at the sloppiness of the leaders’ theoretically clandestine communication, people online quickly turned those symbols into memes, and renamed their own chats Houthi PC small group.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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To maintain the show's secrecy, participants are typically sequestered on set, their experiences of the host city carefully choreographed around filming schedules.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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The project has been shrouded in secrecy — Warner Bros., the studio behind the film, didn’t even reveal its title until a few weeks ago.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Then Gungnir covert sniper rifle seems like a bargain, relatively speaking, at just $12,867.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the letter, Grassley wrote that the records would help shine a light on the Nazi planning of the covert escape routes.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Alan Ritchson says Reacher is the American James Bond Reacher works with DEA agents Susan Duffy (Cassidy) and Guillermo Villanueva (Roberto Montesinos) to go undercover in the rug-importing front, which is led by businessman Zachary Beck (Hall).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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To investigate further, the DEA had five undercover officers visit his clinic to see whether Hollington would prescribe them medications without legit medical reasons between February and July 2022, prosecutors said.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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Access is another issue: The chief noted that the department had even faced blazes in underground storm drains.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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In closed briefings, Pentagon officials have acknowledged that there has been only limited success in destroying the Houthis’ vast, largely underground arsenal of missiles, drones and launchers, according to congressional aides and allies.—
Farnaz Fassihi,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere is a cozy study for getting some work done, while both a private garden and a rooftop terrace serve as ideal spots for dining alfresco when the London weather decides to cooperate.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rural communities could be unequally impacted Unlike the postal service, private companies do not have the same service obligations requiring delivery to rural or sparsely-populated areas – even at a loss.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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