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present tense third-person singular of sneak
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as in lurks
to move about in a sly or secret manner the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed

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as in infiltrates
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can

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sneaks

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noun

plural of sneak
as in sneakers
someone who acts in a sly and secret manner "Why, you little sneak," the mother exclaimed, "you made my birthday present right under my nose!"

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Recent Examples of sneaks
Verb
However, in the film, the actress’ clear Spaniard accent often sneaks through. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025 Gomez sneaks in a few lines in English to back up that storyline. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaks
Noun
  • The style is timeless and designed to be worn from day to night, so plan to pair your new pants with everything casual and dressy, including T-shirts, button-downs, sneakers, and even heeled boots.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Salomon also joined forces with Sandy Liang to create coquettish ribboned sneakers–which tapped into the customization trend of adding charms, chains, and jewelry that has swept social feeds.
    Alice Cary, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • As winter rolls on, Gaza slips deeper into despair.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • As part of their Holiday Collection, there are Cozy Essentials filled with at-home attire like jogging pants, frilly long sleeve shirts, cami slips, henley shirts, scoop tanks and more.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the last few years, perhaps after an adaptive mutation, bird flu has jumped to a wide number of mammal species, including seals, bears, skunks, foxes, cougars, bobcats, dolphins and even a polar bear.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Southwest Virginia Wildlife rescued an extremely rare, and very cute, skunk earlier this month.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025

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