Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skulker
Noun
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Rodents, possums, and skunks show up to snack on the flesh and seeds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025 -
While striped skunk is edible, Coalition Brewing warns against its strong odor, scavenger diet and susceptibility to parasites.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other aggressive species include the horsefly, a venomous sand-burrowing fish, and the cherubic-looking pine marten, a kind of cute but angry weasel.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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That’s exactly how this weasel should sound like.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If an entrance hole is too large, smaller nesting birds will be vulnerable to predators and invasive species, including house sparrows, larger birds of prey, squirrels, snakes and even cats, which Hamlin says are birds’ top predators.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to reports, there were fights in the snake-like queue that formed.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Carolina’s defense did its part, turning former Panther Sam Darnold over twice (a Mike Jackson interception, a Nic Scourton strip-sack) and also stopping Darnold short on a fourth-and-1 sneak.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Dec. 2025
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Rivers went five-plus consecutive NFL seasons without attempting a sneak, in large part because head coaches Norv Turner and Mike McCoy were against it.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Skulker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulker. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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