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Recent Examples of lurks
Boston lurks close behind at +550.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The Churchill Suite peers over the Ministry of Defence (where Henry VIII’s wine cellar still lurks) and was the locus of military strategising.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Perhaps now, the couple will question everything while also trying to protect their children from the evil that lurks.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
What’s playing on that magical cranial monitor, however, is one half of the shadow self that lurks behind all of Yes‘ provocations.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
When a strange man lurks around the school asking supposedly innocent questions and the principal receives a severed human finger in the mail, the community is in an uproar.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Binary neutron stars have long been considered the best bet for deciphering what lurks within.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Yet the real danger lurks in over-reliance.
—K. H. Koehler, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
But in the background of all these signings lurks uncertainty that could turn ironic.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The Churchill Suite peers over the Ministry of Defence (where Henry VIII’s wine cellar still lurks) and was the locus of military strategising.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Perhaps now, the couple will question everything while also trying to protect their children from the evil that lurks.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
What’s playing on that magical cranial monitor, however, is one half of the shadow self that lurks behind all of Yes‘ provocations.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
When a strange man lurks around the school asking supposedly innocent questions and the principal receives a severed human finger in the mail, the community is in an uproar.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Binary neutron stars have long been considered the best bet for deciphering what lurks within.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Yet the real danger lurks in over-reliance.
—K. H. Koehler, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
But in the background of all these signings lurks uncertainty that could turn ironic.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurks
Verb
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Ortiz sneaks field recordings and samples into these songs, too—each adding texture to the universe of her songs and evoking the wider world that exists just outside the frame of her narration.—
Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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But some sunlight still sneaks through Earth’s atmosphere, bends around the planet and lands on the moon.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Every statistic about patient safety hides a human story.—
Joe Kiani,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Produced by Red Planet Pictures, a Fremantle company, the show is set in a leafy London suburb and follows devoted couple Alex and Beth, whose picture-perfect life hides a devastating truth.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Because every child who slips through the cracks does so not from a lack of potential, but from a lack of people willing to act.—
Ann Bullock,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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This grade slips to a C+ if Arizona eventually relents and grants Pro-Bowl pass rusher Josh Sweat’s trade request.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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But this is about improving people's lives, recognising the inequality that lies both at the heart of New York, but frankly, around much of the world.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The property lies at the southern end of the lake in Huntersville, about 4 miles west of Interstate 77 Exit 25.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Lurks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurks. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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