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surreptitiously

[sur-uhp-tish-uhs-lee] / ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs li /
ADVERB
clandestinely
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Example Sentences

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The recognition of a sculpture surreptitiously flipping the bird certainly produces a smile.

From Los Angeles Times

His innovation, as I am far from the first to observe, is to do publicly what his predecessors have done surreptitiously.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firstly, a recording, especially one done surreptitiously, is not a legal document.

From MarketWatch

Was it the night when, despite my atrial fibrillation, I went for broke and surreptitiously swallowed a half-dose of generic Viagra?

From Los Angeles Times

The film preaches that message, while “Peacemaker” surreptitiously places the audience inside its version of a “What If . . .” simulation.

From Salon