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[snee-kee] / ˈsni ki /


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They are creative projects with the sneaky ability to hollow you out sometimes, especially when the story requires you to watch someone move through a series of the hardest days of their life.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

A rate-driven selloff can hit both sides of your account at once, which is what makes this one sneaky.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

The deeper mystery, one I’d still like explained, is how Early found the time to learn how to mimic Douglas Sirk’s sneaky sincerity, the trickiest of directorial tones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Over the past year, Russian hackers have stolen Microsoft 365 credentials from victims as part of a sneaky and extremely hard-to-stop technique that involves bogus Microsoft Teams meetings, Volexity said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

But Anastasia loves the sneaky little beast, who has long white fur that flows around her like she’s a little movie star.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

One of the sneakier standout back-and-forth games ended in a tie — thanks to La Habra junior DJ Mitchell and Oaks Christian sophomore Treyvone Towns Jr. matching each other blow for blow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

And, even sneakier, he gets the federal government to pay for it all.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2022

So wash your hands and read on for some of the sneakier places where germs and biofilms — the technical term for slimy layers of bacterial colonies — often lurk.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022

But kids should enjoy the story while their parents will eat up the sneakier jokes and fully appreciate Sally Hawkins’s stunning performance as the elf leader Mother Vodol.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021

As time went on, though, and the Academy started sending Glitchers in to capture them, the Butterflies got smarter and a lot sneakier.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Freezing small portions of high-impact ingredients is one of the easiest, sneakiest ways for home cooks to borrow a bit of that cheffy magic.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025

In Devers, the Red Sox secure one of the game’s sneakiest superstars, a 26-year-old who seemed likely to spark a massive bidding war had he hit free agency next offseason.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023

Text messages threatening to delete your Amazon account for “suspicious activity” unless you verify personal information within 48 hours are among this season’s sneakiest online holiday scams, authorities warn.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

This is the sneakiest good record in the league, owed largely to goalie Ville Husso’s .922 save percentage and a much tighter defensive group.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

It was the trickiest, sneakiest, most evil combat style she knew.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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