lurks

present tense third-person singular of lurk
1
as in sneaks
to move about in a sly or secret manner we caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner

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2
as in hides
to remain out of sight watch out for snakes lurking in the tall grass

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Recent Examples of lurks 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 Danger lurks next to Campbell, too. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 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
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Verb
  • Aloe vera sneaks in lightweight hydration, and wheat protein helps strengthen to keep breakage at bay.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And if his club sneaks into the postseason and perhaps make a successful run, don’t forget his role in getting them there.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Safari now hides all data that third-party snoopers can use to detect your digital fingerprint.
    Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • That answer will likely dictate whether XRP enters a new growth phase or slips back into another stretch of uncertainty.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Beat out Luke Gifford in practice or Gifford’s play slips?
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Deep beneath the surface of the sun lies a razor-thin transition zone called the tachocline.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • What lies beneath the surface is hardly a starting point for grasping the breadth and enduring impact of each work.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Lurks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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