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Recent Examples of clandestinely
Shot clandestinely and set for the most part in one somber Tehran apartment, Sacred Fig depicts a family of four whose patriarch, Iman (Misagh Zare), has just been named an investigating judge — a promotion that promises him both a bigger flat and a better place in Iran’s judicial hierarchy.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
People who make films clandestinely.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
To boost their morale, Washington had the play clandestinely produced for his troops at Valley Forge during an especially bleak winter.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Until the early 1970s, the Ojibwe continued to mine small pieces of pipestone at Ozhaawashkonaagwad clandestinely.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
People who make films clandestinely.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
To boost their morale, Washington had the play clandestinely produced for his troops at Valley Forge during an especially bleak winter.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Until the early 1970s, the Ojibwe continued to mine small pieces of pipestone at Ozhaawashkonaagwad clandestinely.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clandestinely
Adverb
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During these drills, Chinese submarines may covertly deploy sea mines at the entrances to Taiwan’s key ports and energy terminals.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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This DreamSky pick maintains the beloved look of an analog digital Timex, while covertly offering modern accoutrements like a dimmable LED display, a sleep timer, and a USB port.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Pavlick allegedly placed the camera under the toilet seat and surreptitiously videotaped dozens of adults and children, police said, KCRG reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Robert surreptitiously attains Alfred’s workbook/diary, where many secrets may exist.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Clandestinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clandestinely. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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