The word "sneak" has the closest connotative meaning to the word smuggle in the sentence.
These are word that suggest a different association to a particular word than its literal meaning.
Hence, based on the passage, word "sneak" has the closest connotative meaning to the word smuggle in the sentence because its is both an illegal and unaccepted act.
Therefore, the Option D is correct.
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