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as in hid
to remain out of sight
the animal control officers caught the stray cat that had been skulking behind some trash cans
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Recent Examples of skulked
One roach skulked under a food prep table.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Soon after My Bloody Valentine skulked into the Wembley Arena spotlights, the initial roar of some 12,000 fans abated.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
The models skulked through The Box like zombies from a past life.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Soon after My Bloody Valentine skulked into the Wembley Arena spotlights, the initial roar of some 12,000 fans abated.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
The models skulked through The Box like zombies from a past life.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skulked
Verb
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Holly Madison quickly discovered that beneath Hollywood's glitz and glamour lurked a much darker reality.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Near the back of Hometown Kountry Marketplace in Maumelle lurked a pyramid of pre-packaged Amazon mystery boxes with the come-hither price of $55.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Her initial thought was that the neighbor’s cat must have snuck into her yard.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The children couldn’t make calls unmonitored, so Matthew snuck into payphones, a hoodie over his head, to pass information back to the fracturing cult, which still contained a few adult loyalists.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Oil prices rise, stocks fall over Hormuz deadlock Oil prices rose and stocks slipped on growing signs that the Strait of Hormuz was likely to remain all but shut for the foreseeable future.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Vaccination rates have slipped, and large, multistate outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases have inevitably come roaring back.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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“Skulked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulked. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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