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surreptitiously

[sur-uhp-tish-uhs-lee] / ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs li /
ADVERB
clandestinely
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Chipotle also said it was bringing back “mystery shoppers” — generally, people posing surreptitiously as customers — to offer more feedback to restaurant crews.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Whether it’s vanquishing assailants or surreptitiously surveilling enemies, daemons provide significant advantages for their masters.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Pegasus can be installed surreptitiously onto a target's smartphone and read messages, geolocate and secretly turn on the device's camera and microphone -- effectively turning the phone into a pocket spy.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

Volunteers surreptitiously carried blood samples out of Mambasa for testing at a government laboratory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Zak, meanwhile, ignores the girl and glances surreptitiously at Helene.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir


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