slunk

variants also slinked
past tense of slink
as in sneaked
to move about in a sly or secret manner like a thief slinking about in the middle of the night

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Recent Examples of slunk From there, two of the thieves slinked up the ladder to smash a window that leads to the Galerie d’Apollon on the museum’s second floor. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025 The team slunk out of Wrigley Field two games later facing the abyss. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slunk
Verb
  • After a 2-2 tie at the end of regulation, Marquette took a 3-2 lead in the sixth minute of the second overtime when Kahn somehow snuck a shot from about 40 yards under the crossbar.
    Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Brissett and the Cardinals responded immediately, marching 74 yards in 11 plays before Brissett snuck one across at the goal line.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • The terrain was steep and mountainous, the forests were thick, and threats from buffalo and leopards lurked in the wilderness.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Was Blass’s mental block a sign of what lurked on the other side of these quotidian failures?
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • The conference comes at a time when the impacts of climate change have become increasingly clear — even as the issue has slipped down the immediate geopolitical agenda.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
  • With three rounds remaining this season, Ferrari has slipped to fourth in the standings, 36 points behind Mercedes and 4 points behind Red Bull.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • The power management company slid 4% on lackluster third-quarter results .
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Lucas Paqueta equalised, Sven Botman slid the ball into his own net and then Tomas Soucek gilded the scoreline at the death and, through all of it, Newcastle were powerless.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Slunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slunk. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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