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Recent Examples of stalk
Mangione is accused of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk in 2024.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
Charles Manson had turned the hippie identity into one of night-stalking terror.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The premiere opens with Jim stalking Hayley to get information about Tender.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead of stalking airline websites every Tuesday, Funk recommends setting price alerts and being flexible.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
Charles Manson had turned the hippie identity into one of night-stalking terror.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The premiere opens with Jim stalking Hayley to get information about Tender.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead of stalking airline websites every Tuesday, Funk recommends setting price alerts and being flexible.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalk
Verb
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Instead of drivers hunting for space, robots take control of the vehicle and move it into position autonomously.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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The one who hunted and punished you now celebrates your courage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Teigen strutted down the black-and-red carpet in black patent-leather D’Orsay pumps with dainty ankle straps.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The rest of the parade went and members of the string bands played and strutted without props.—
Raymond Strickland,
CBS News,
2 Jan. 2026
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Investigators later determined that a gray Dodge Charger began chasing the Toyota at a high rate of speed.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Tech companies have also been chasing the next big product following the smartphone and think AI could be key to finding it.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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What happened that fateful night changes the girls’ lives over the course of the summer, with the film touching upon sensitive issues of trauma and guilt as the two tensely prance around difficult conversations that forever alter their relationship.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes, his three-year-old sister would prance barefoot over the cool tile and hug him.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalk. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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