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Recent Examples of stalk
Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on one count of murder with a firearm, another firearms offense and two counts of stalking.
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Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Mangione, 26, faces murder and stalking charges filed by federal prosecutors, who accuse him of gunning down Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan street on Dec. 4.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The game drives are also spectacular; my favorite moment was stalking leopards and identifying their elusive tracks in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Modern dogs still retain some of their wolf ancestry, including instinctual predatory behaviors like spotting, stalking, chasing, and attacking prey.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Mangione, 26, faces murder and stalking charges filed by federal prosecutors, who accuse him of gunning down Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan street on Dec. 4.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The game drives are also spectacular; my favorite moment was stalking leopards and identifying their elusive tracks in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Modern dogs still retain some of their wolf ancestry, including instinctual predatory behaviors like spotting, stalking, chasing, and attacking prey.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalk
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Set in a fictional, secluded land of mountains and lakes, Ochi follows a plucky teen named Yuri (played by Helena Zengel), who’s been raised by her father to fear and hunt the reclusive little beasties called ochi.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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One that carries more weight with the context of the previous episode, in which Gibbs discovered that his VA support group leader was Sandman, a deadly sniper the team has been hunting since the pilot.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In New York City, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make a rare public appearance together, and Miley Cyrus struts the streets in style.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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At Ole Miss, the players strut the Walk of Champions two hours prior to every game through The Grove, a famous tailgating area on campus, before going to the locker room.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The capturing of one of the sun's most elusive features is bound to inspire others to chase partial eclipses, particularly those occurring at sunrise or sunset, Seaton said.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Sugar Creek, Missouri police officers began chasing a woman in a car on Interstate 435 Monday afternoon, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a Kansas City Police Department spokesperson.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Among the forest of lush green trees, cascades of water spout out from dramatic rock formations, prancing and dancing over a span nearly 500 feet wide.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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The ad, part of the infamous Adrien Brody episode, stars Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph in pastel polos and boxy vests prancing around and pouring pretzels, donning knee-length shorts for a special date night.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalk. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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