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as in lurking
to move about in a sly or secret manner
I thought I saw someone skulking about in the shadows
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as in hiding
to remain out of sight
the animal control officers caught the stray cat that had been skulking behind some trash cans
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Verb
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Young New Yorkers sense lions, tigers and bears lurking too.—
Caroline Aiken Koster,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2025 -
Smith incorporated people from other families, stories from the neighborhood—there’s a terrifying lurking child molester who came from a newspaper article.—
Perri Klass,
The New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2024
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Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2024
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Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2024
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Pino’s camera records Richard lying facedown, handcuffed, while Blum steps over his legs.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Upon entry to the hotel room, police found a 24-year-old woman lying dead with evidence of recent injuries.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Skulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulking. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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