slinks

present tense third-person singular of slink
as in lurks
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 slinks Anne slinks off with her husband. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 Route 128 slinks through the folds of Anderson Valley like a slow river, past vineyards clinging to hillsides and orchards heavy with apple blossoms come spring. Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Meanwhile, a manipulative judge, Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), lurks around the fringes, hoping to seduce or even blackmail the electrically attractive Hedda.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Behind all of the concern about the mental health of Ukrainian children lurks a bigger question regarding the generations too young to have taken part in the unifying 2014 revolt against Russia.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • But when a famous author sneaks into town and a body is found in his penthouse apartment, cunning fox investigator Vera Vixen must piece together what happened.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Determined, Khaled sneaks into Israel and embarks on a journey to the sea.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The apprentice dismantles the hilt almost by instinct and slips the crystal from within.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Just a day later, Uranus retrograde slips back into Taurus, shaking up what could’ve felt reliable and predictable.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Slinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slinks. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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