Thesaurus results for INFILTRATE

infiltrate

verb

ˈin-(ˌ)fil-ˌtrāt

Definition of infiltrate

as in to sneak

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 infiltrate Both cases describe much of the same operation, including Cuban intelligence agents who infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue in Miami, gathered information about its aircraft and flight plans and relayed intelligence to authorities in Havana. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 After seeing his love die and discovering the truth about his existence, Darrow infiltrates the Gold society with an aim to bring it down. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 The show revolved around Crockett and Tubbs, two undercover detectives infiltrating South Florida’s criminal underworld. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Plus, even if a company isn’t intentionally using your data to train their models, one of their many agents could always go rogue, infiltrating company data and hoovering up individual users’ conversations with their chatbots. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infiltrate

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However, even in situations where YCSE might appear ineligible, there is wiggle room that could allow Seyfried to sneak in.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
For a solid thirty minutes, the candidates defended their honor as the race’s most pro-Israel candidate — at times sneaking in jabs about their opponent.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of sneak

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When watching the finished film, Howe realized their early life experiences wormed their way into the screenplay, too.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Over the next several decades, and countless strangulations, Homer and Bart wormed their way into our hearts.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of worm

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She eventually was promoted over to the ice cream machine—and began to grow fond of the adrenaline-like rush that can come with working in a restaurant.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The approach builds on Colossal’s existing work in genetic engineering and animal cloning.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

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