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Recent Examples of lurked
The terrain was steep and mountainous, the forests were thick, and threats from buffalo and leopards lurked in the wilderness.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Was Blass’s mental block a sign of what lurked on the other side of these quotidian failures?
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Parasites lurked inside the fish and turned out to be a new species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
After the last election, in November 2022, Netanyahu formed a government with the backing of political parties and leaders from the far right, bringing to power forces in Israeli politics that had long lurked on the margins.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Was Blass’s mental block a sign of what lurked on the other side of these quotidian failures?
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Parasites lurked inside the fish and turned out to be a new species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
After the last election, in November 2022, Netanyahu formed a government with the backing of political parties and leaders from the far right, bringing to power forces in Israeli politics that had long lurked on the margins.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurked
Verb
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Andrew Lloyd Webber snuck in just before the screening, as did Running Man filmmaker and frequent BFI-dweller Edgar Wright.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Investigators believe that Zemfira met the other girl on social media, and the two snuck out of their homes that Friday night for an adventure.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That, five centuries earlier, Leif Ericson slipped over to North America and established Vinland.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Bills slipped last week to their division opponents and suffered their first loss of the season.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Lurked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurked. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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