Thesaurus results for SKULKERS

skulkers

noun

plural of skulker

as in skunks

someone who acts in a sly and secret manner she surprised the skulker eavesdropping beneath her window

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Officials say the last animal confirmed to have rabies that wasn’t a bat was a skunk infected with the bat strain of rabies in Long Beach in 2014.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
And coyotes regulate populations of mesocarnivores like skunks and raccoons, helping support the survival of ground-nesting birds.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of skunks

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Ingratitude is indeed sharper than a serpent’s tooth, and McBride isn’t wrong, but since when has Hollywood not been a pit of snakes?

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
To do this, the team of researchers used fossils and knowledge of mosasaurs' most recent living relatives – snakes and lizards like the komodo dragon – to recreate the hunting behavior of mosasaurs.

— October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

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There are leaders, lurkers, peacekeepers, instigators, and the person who only surfaces to drop an occasional thumbs-up.

— Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
The Cubs and Padres are well clear of any lurkers for the top two spots, but the Mets have the last ticket in for now, with San Francisco, Arizona and Cincinnati all within 2 1/2 games of them.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Definition of lurkers

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That person and others described Shelton as wearing a brown dress and purple sneakers.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
The material is lightweight, flexible and is often cut into large panels to cover the uppers or vamps of pumps, sneakers and dress shoes.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

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