stealthy

It could engender pride and joy at your stealthy maneuvers, indifference, resentment or using the friendship as collateral for a loan.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

Out of fear of repercussions, many women - and even men - are opting for what they call "stealthy feminism".

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

As a result, nights out tend to wind down earlier and the need for a stealthy exit arises less often.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

The showrunner of the Angeles National Forest isn’t a 500-pound black bear or a stealthy mountain lion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

When it launched on June 9, 1959, the stealthy sub carried sixteen nuclear-tipped missiles capable of hurling a warhead 1,300 miles.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

A stealthier and less obvious plan would be financial repression, in which interest rates are held down below the rate of nominal growth of the economy, which consists of real growth plus inflation.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

His off-kilter demeanor looks especially dangerous in scenes he shares with Strong or May, whose Empress is stealthier than the strutting warrior she showcased in “The Witcher.”

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024

He says another reason for the lack of information on Western cyber-attacks could be because they are often stealthier and cause less collateral damage.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023

First, some cyberattacks are meant to be visible and, in effect, distract from the stealthier and more dangerous sabotage.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

“Your father’s a very practical man. No, we need something stealthier than a pool.”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

The marriage of sensibilities in front of and behind the camera is the stealthiest meeting in “Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros,” and the most unexpectedly satisfying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

The concept with the Columbias is to not only architect something that will be upgraded to accommodate new nuclear missiles as they emerge, but also to construct the stealthiest submarine ever to exist.

From Fox News ● Nov. 11, 2020

I didn’t realize I was being noisy, of course, but from then on I’ve tried to be the stealthiest of note-takers.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2015

With bone structure that resembles a blend of Ms. Didion’s and Vivien Leigh’s in her later years, Ms. Anderman gives a lovely performance that goes straight for the emotional jugular in the iciest, stealthiest way.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2012

Just one of Gebu’s heavy footfalls—even at his stealthiest they were audible—and the whole household would be shouting the alarm.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw