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Recent Examples of lurks
The Churchill Suite peers over the Ministry of Defence (where Henry VIII’s wine cellar still lurks) and was the locus of military strategising.
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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
Pollan is understandably chary about the potential romanticism that lurks behind his conclusions.
—Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Pollan is understandably chary about the potential romanticism that lurks behind his conclusions.
—Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurks
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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
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What truly sets it apart is the Corner Rover Arm, a unique extendable side brush that reaches into the nooks and crannies where pet hair typically hides.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The initial wave will be the strongest, NEXT Weather meteorologists say but will gradually get weaker overnight as the front slips to the south.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Talent slips to through the cracks.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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What lies beneath is a complicated legal situation.—
Elizabeth Mendenhall,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The film turns on two grandmothers with opposing visions – Nancy, drawn to what lies outside the forest, and Huanginkamu, committed to defending her ancestral home – as López Rubio reflects on the implications of her own filmmaking presence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Lurks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurks. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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