Thesaurus results for INFILTRATED

infiltrated

verb

past tense of infiltrate

as in sneaked

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 Its early productions infiltrated participants’ lives through phone calls, texts and emails. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Last year, detectives infiltrated a private WhatsApp group used to advertise and sell large quantities of drugs, police said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI agent infiltrated the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on June 18. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Israel wants the agency known as UNRWA out of Gaza and has repeatedly accused it of being infiltrated by Hamas militants, allegations the International Court of Justice says have not been substantiated. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 An OpenAI agent infiltrated an Australian government website in June, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said when speaking to reporters at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026 Those arrested are allegedly part of the notorious Angelino clan, which had infiltrated Caivano to such an extent the local government was put under judicial administration last year, Gratteri told CNN. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Andrew whines about the prattling women who’ve infiltrated his home, firmly establishing that all men are, in fact, terrible. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026 Subsequent reports revealed that OpenAI’s agents had previously infiltrated twoother websites months before the Hugging Face incident. — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026

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It was announced on Saturday that Judkins and QB Deshaun Watson had been fined a cool $14,397, while guard Austin Barber, who also snuck a hit off of the invisible blunt, had to pony up $6,944.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Kraft also took a direct snap and sneaked for a first down on another fourth-and-1 at the Buccaneers 10.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sneaked

Verb

As is typical with Porsches, there are five circular gauges on the dash, and the key is inserted on the left.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026
Uncover and continue baking for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is puffed and appears dry, and a toothpick inserted into the brownie portion near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of inserted

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Amanda Peet did all of that too, starting in her late 30s because of dense breast tissue and prior benign lumps, and her stage 1 invasive lobular carcinoma still slipped past her first scan.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
These were aspirationally scheduled for no earlier than mid and late October, respectively, but have now apparently slipped to mid-to-late November (though there has been no public confirmation of any firm target date).

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of slipped

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Over the next several decades, and countless strangulations, Homer and Bart wormed their way into our hearts.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
The idea wormed its way through the State Fair machinery, and with a month and a half to go until gates opened, EatFuti heard they’d be allowed to test a pilot program.

— Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of wormed

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Japan's Self-Defense Force has introduced its first long-range Type-25 land-to-ship missile to Yonaguni during the drill, though no test-firing is planned.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Dropbox has introduced memory exercises, attention-span training, and puzzles.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

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