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Recent Examples of stalk
Mangione is accused of stalking and killing Brian Thompson, CEO of the insurance company UnitedHealthcare.
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 June 2026
That film served as Carpenter’s follow-up to his breakthrough hit, Halloween, which didn’t invent the slasher film but did codify and popularize the horror subgenre in which seemingly deathless masked killers stalk helpless prey, often horny teens (though anyone will do in a pinch).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
In addition to the two counts of protection order violations, the sheriff's office also filed stalking and harassment charges against Marcovich on Wednesday.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Campion has a knack for unsettling timing and imagery while, with a killer on the loose, Ryan has to contend with possibly being stalked and gore that needs to be seen to be believed.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 June 2026
That film served as Carpenter’s follow-up to his breakthrough hit, Halloween, which didn’t invent the slasher film but did codify and popularize the horror subgenre in which seemingly deathless masked killers stalk helpless prey, often horny teens (though anyone will do in a pinch).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
In addition to the two counts of protection order violations, the sheriff's office also filed stalking and harassment charges against Marcovich on Wednesday.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Campion has a knack for unsettling timing and imagery while, with a killer on the loose, Ryan has to contend with possibly being stalked and gore that needs to be seen to be believed.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalk
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Wild beavers went extinct in the UK around 400 years ago, as humans hunted them for their fur, meat and scent gland secretions, which have a musky, vanilla-like fragrance and were used as food flavoring and in perfumes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Unfortunately, jailbreaks don’t really fly under the radar, and the duo find themselves being hunted by the FBI.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Sarah Michelle Gellar strutted in the purple platform boots of the fashionable and upbeat Daphne Blake in both live-action Scooby-Doo flicks.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
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This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
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The Marlins chased Giants starter Trevor McDonald (2-5) during a four-run fourth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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The little girls’ mother, Jasmine Jackson, 21, had been reportedly chased by Watts just before the shooting but was not injured.—
Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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This prancing herd of wild mustangs can be spotted from the river, on a kayak or inner tube.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The music video shows Rodrigo prancing around the actual Palace of Versailles, in a controversial babydoll dress singing about a boy looking like an angel on its walls.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalk. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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