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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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On the other hand, 14 different teams — including one who barely snuck into the preseason top-25 — received at least one Final Four nod.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Then the third-year tailback snuck to the right and made the wide open grab in the flat.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Things took a comic turn as the Unitree G1 slipped while walking over food bits.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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They can be slipped on hoop earrings and two different types of chains.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The power management company slid 4% on lackluster third-quarter results .—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lucas Paqueta equalised, Sven Botman slid the ball into his own net and then Tomas Soucek gilded the scoreline at the death and, through all of it, Newcastle were powerless.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Lurked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurked. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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