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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as in secrecy
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Recent Examples of stealth
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
The flagship liter-class motorcycle features full carbon fiber bodywork and comes in an all-black stealth avatar.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
In more recent years, China has focused on an escalating campaign of deception, stealth, and concealment.
—Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021
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The idea that the goon on the sidelines might be the movie’s stealth MVP starts to seem less and less far-fetched.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
The flagship liter-class motorcycle features full carbon fiber bodywork and comes in an all-black stealth avatar.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
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Then, there is the modern midi dress, which perfectly encapsulates our dressing mood for fall 2024: mature, stealth, and functional.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
In more recent years, China has focused on an escalating campaign of deception, stealth, and concealment.
—Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021
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Congress in recent years has been hot on the UAP trail, as a bipartisan but still somewhat fringe-y coalition of lawmakers has held hearings and applied pressure on other government entities to release information, particularly about any clandestine programs using taxpayer money.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The premise hinges on the idea that China is Mexico’s number-one oil buyer — formidable leverage for the mysterious Chinese agent’s clandestine plot.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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In 2018, a public Strava map showing the activity of its users disclosed locations and staff members linked to global military bases, fueling concerns over how personnel publicly tracking their locations could compromise security and secrecy.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Washington — The Republican National Committee asked the Supreme Court on Monday to put on hold a state high court decision that said election officials must count provisional ballots cast by a voter whose mail ballot was rejected because it was returned without a secrecy envelope.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
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In a classified assessment prepared in early October, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia, which favors Donald Trump, and Iran, which prefers Kamala Harris, were both plotting covert propaganda campaigns to sow post-election discord over the vote counting.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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For this covert theft, cybercriminals need backdoor access to your site.Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in communication with undercover federal agents, planning a drone explosion that would have left thousands without power days before the general election.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Philippi was arrested on Nov. 2 by undercover agents acting as co-conspirators who had agreed to be lookouts.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both lily turf and Natal lily spread by underground rhizomes so their territory in the garden will expand from year to year.Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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De Menezes was on his way to repair a broken fire alarm when he was shot and killed in an underground carriage at Stockwell station.Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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In late September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to establish a new medical school with public and private funding in Kern County, which spans Bakersfield and the southern Central Valley.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Moreover, the net ban is protected by the constitution already, similar to private property rights.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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