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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.
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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.
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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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Another officer lurked farther away from the home.
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Jacobs, with his long rifle and pack of dogs, was not the only predator in the Alleghenies—wolves and mountain lions still lurked in the forest.
Verb
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After Tyler Soderstrom drew a walk, the A’s Jonah Heim snuck an opposite-field single past the outstretched dive of third baseman Matt Chapman.
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Julia snuck some matchstick carrots into the potato mixture, then blew my socks off with a punchy, springy topping of feta, mint, dill, and chives.
Verb
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The survey doesn’t explain why satisfaction has slipped since then, but a 73 is well below the fast food average of 79.
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Salih Ozcan kicked a long cross to Can Uzun got the ball in space on the back post slipped it under sprawling goalkeeper Matt Turner to Ayhan.
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“Skulked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulked. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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