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surreptitious

[sur-uhp-tish-uhs] / ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs /


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Their unlikely enemy, who they believe plotted a surreptitious attack, was a museum built to honour a pioneering, nature-loving Korean artist.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

A surreptitious airport catering truck secretly shuttled Trump to a waiting military plane, which flew him out instead.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The district attorney’s office has been less aggressive in prosecuting those who made surreptitious recordings in the past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

On the job, I did my share of surreptitious video-watching and Twitter-scrolling and e-commercing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

She has spent half the exam time drawing surreptitious cartoons of various teachers in the school, which she shows to me on the way home, laughing her exaggerated laugh.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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