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Recent Examples of lurks
Behind a black iron gate, the door is marked with a wreath, and a cat sometimes lurks in the window.
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Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The Triangle, one of many signature quirks of Fenway Park, lurks 420 feet from home plate.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Possibility lurks everywhere, even after losses.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
This, too, is where savagery lurks—in tedious, monotonous tasks.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered radiation being pumped out from the core of a quasar — within which a supermassive black hole lurks.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The Triangle, one of many signature quirks of Fenway Park, lurks 420 feet from home plate.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Possibility lurks everywhere, even after losses.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
This, too, is where savagery lurks—in tedious, monotonous tasks.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered radiation being pumped out from the core of a quasar — within which a supermassive black hole lurks.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurks
Verb
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On the negative side, there’s Judomaster, who sneaks into the portal behind Chris (and leaves a trail of Cheeto dust in his wake).—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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The 12-day calendar sneaks in $138 worth of beauty gems from cult-favorite brands like Youth To The People, Caudalie, Stila, RMS, and L’Occitane.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Target’s sale has discounts on thousands of storage furniture pieces, like this soft and roomy fleece bench with a lift-top and this cabinet that discreetly hides and deodorizes trash cans.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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The haziness of the energy balance hides this brief imbalance, which allows the virtual particles to influence the real world.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That Jiryis’s wife was killed by Israel slips through as a single sentence.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Norris keeps banking points as Piastri slips.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Twenty minutes east of Asheville lies Black Mountain.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The capital Vilnius lies roughly 30 km from the border.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lurks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurks. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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