as in snuck
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 infiltrated
These attackers infiltrated the platform’s databases, accessing usernames, email addresses and private chat logs.
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Israel accuses the agency of allowing itself to be infiltrated by Hamas — allegations denied by the United Nations.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Salt Typhoon has infiltrated more than a dozen US telecom companies, the Post says.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 22 Nov. 2024
Weather-sensing timers and low-flow sprinkler heads save more than 50 percent of irrigation water compared to the previous system, and rainwater captured at the spa building is infiltrated back into the soil to help maintain the water table.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Similarly, a 2017 hack of the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Kansas was traced back to Russian hackers, and a near disaster occurred in 2013 when Iranian hackers infiltrated the control systems of the Bowman Avenue Dam in New York, almost causing a flood in a small town.
—Brian Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The issue of killing contests has even infiltrated hunting families.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Counterfeit has also infiltrated the automotive and aviation industries, with counterfeit parts making their way into cars and airplanes—again, all with potentially serious and even fatal consequences.
—Judy Moon, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent airstrikes wiping out most of Hezbollah’s top leadership and the explosions of hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah indicate that Israel has infiltrated deep inside the group’s upper echelons.
—Josef Federman, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Israel accuses the agency of allowing itself to be infiltrated by Hamas — allegations denied by the United Nations.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Salt Typhoon has infiltrated more than a dozen US telecom companies, the Post says.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 22 Nov. 2024
Weather-sensing timers and low-flow sprinkler heads save more than 50 percent of irrigation water compared to the previous system, and rainwater captured at the spa building is infiltrated back into the soil to help maintain the water table.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Similarly, a 2017 hack of the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Kansas was traced back to Russian hackers, and a near disaster occurred in 2013 when Iranian hackers infiltrated the control systems of the Bowman Avenue Dam in New York, almost causing a flood in a small town.
—Brian Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The issue of killing contests has even infiltrated hunting families.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Counterfeit has also infiltrated the automotive and aviation industries, with counterfeit parts making their way into cars and airplanes—again, all with potentially serious and even fatal consequences.
—Judy Moon, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent airstrikes wiping out most of Hezbollah’s top leadership and the explosions of hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah indicate that Israel has infiltrated deep inside the group’s upper echelons.
—Josef Federman, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infiltrated
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Kate Winslet snuck into the best drama actress category as the sole nominee from Roadside’s Lee.Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Longhorns will take on Clemson, the ACC champion and only three-loss team in the field that snuck into the playoff thanks to a massive upset by Syracuse over Miami on November 30 and a clutch 56-yard field goal as time expired to top SMU in the conference championship game.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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The e-commerce stock slipped 3% following a downgrade to underperform from hold at Jefferies.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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The National Team appeared to buy their favorite ETFs, as the Mainland market slipped into the mid-day lunch break.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mangione's profile on X shows a background image of an X-ray with what appears to be screws and plates inserted in a lower back.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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One of the photos on his X account is an X-ray of a spine with four large screws inserted.Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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