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stalks
Verb
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Our setting is 13th-century England and our subject a mysterious creature who stalks the foggy countryside, ready to pounce on errant villagers.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026 -
This masterful horror novel about a vengeful vampire who stalks a reservation is told through interviews which gives it a spine-tingling realism.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Preys (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preys%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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