lurks

verb

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 Spurs superstar lurks down low near the basket, allowing guards to pressure aggressively on the perimeter. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Clements sets the scene with lively pop music and excellent period-specific costuming, though darkness lurks beneath the funky 1970s groove. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026 The legend begins with Cardellini’s Voorhees, as something still lurks in the woods, only knowing how to kill. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026 But in the brave heart of this fictional protagonist, there lurks a righteous threshing machine, ripe for a Great Rebellion in writer-director Paul Greengrass’ latest feature. — Michael Phillips, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 His line of work has taught him that danger lurks everywhere. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Enjoy this underappreciated gem—just beware the Frogman, who lurks in Stephen’s mind and on every page. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 But a bigger story lurks deeper in Tuesday’s numbers that could spell trouble for Republicans in November. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Georgia lurks as well — Kirby Smart seems to coach up a menacing defense every year. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurks
  1. sneaks
  2. hides
  3. slips
  4. lies
Verb
  • Owen Wilson plays an overprotective dad who sneaks his 13-year-old son (Christian Convery) into the festival.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The titular bed trick refers to the literary device, beloved by Shakespeare and by opera buffa, in which a lover sneaks into a bed and, under cover of darkness, is taken for someone else.
    — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sneaks
Verb
  • That gap is where debt hides until something goes wrong across agents and everyone can say their piece worked as designed.
    — Venkatesh Sankaran, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The league usually hides these blunders behind closed doors and quiet internal grading-system tweaks.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hides
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  • Protection for the moment someone slips The report recommends building stronger authentication into onboarding.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The consideration worth making when delegating this is who has the credibility to hold the rest of the organization accountable when CRM hygiene slips or definitions get quietly reinterpreted.
    — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of slips
Verb
  • Oman, which lies across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, has at times played a mediator role in the region.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Duration varies substantially across the area because Ta’if lies toward the edge of the eclipse path, so eclipse chasers will need to choose their precise observing location carefully.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Lurks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurks. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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