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as in chased
to seek out (game) for food or sport
lions stalking gazelles on the plains
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as in strutted
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the irate customer stalked off in a huff
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Recent Examples of stalked
Federal prosecutors allege Mangione stalked Thompson in Manhattan, where the executive was due to attend an investor conference at the New York Hilton Midtown.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
That afternoon, Steve stalked slowly into a hillside clearing, looking and listening carefully for deer.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Set in 2005, the title follows a group of international models in New York amid Fashion Week festivities when they're stalked by the Smile Entity.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Neighbors who spoke with Fox 5 and WABC alleged that one of the girls was being stalked by the teen suspect for months, and that her friend just happened to be with her when the driver mowed them down.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Our federal law enforcement officers face a 1000% increase in assaults against them, unprecedented online doxing of our agents and their families, and they’re being stalked and pummeled by rocks and Molotov cocktails.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Patrick Henry Kelly, 66, of Apple Valley, faced four counts of violating a harassment restraining order in two separate cases involving Jade Tittle, who left the alternative rock station in October 2023 due in part to Kelly, who eight years earlier stalked former Current DJ Mary Lucia.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
There were also large predatory marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs about 246 million years ago that grew up to 13 feet and stalked the seas that covered up present day Nevada.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Mangione, a 27-year-old former Ivy Leaguer from a wealthy Maryland family, allegedly stalked Thompson to New York City, then shot him in the back on a sidewalk just steps from a hotel where the victim was supposed to meet Wall Street investors for a shareholder conference later that morning.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
That afternoon, Steve stalked slowly into a hillside clearing, looking and listening carefully for deer.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Set in 2005, the title follows a group of international models in New York amid Fashion Week festivities when they're stalked by the Smile Entity.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Neighbors who spoke with Fox 5 and WABC alleged that one of the girls was being stalked by the teen suspect for months, and that her friend just happened to be with her when the driver mowed them down.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Our federal law enforcement officers face a 1000% increase in assaults against them, unprecedented online doxing of our agents and their families, and they’re being stalked and pummeled by rocks and Molotov cocktails.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Patrick Henry Kelly, 66, of Apple Valley, faced four counts of violating a harassment restraining order in two separate cases involving Jade Tittle, who left the alternative rock station in October 2023 due in part to Kelly, who eight years earlier stalked former Current DJ Mary Lucia.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
There were also large predatory marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs about 246 million years ago that grew up to 13 feet and stalked the seas that covered up present day Nevada.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Mangione, a 27-year-old former Ivy Leaguer from a wealthy Maryland family, allegedly stalked Thompson to New York City, then shot him in the back on a sidewalk just steps from a hotel where the victim was supposed to meet Wall Street investors for a shareholder conference later that morning.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalked
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Will Brennan hit a ball deep to right field and Pérez chased it down, but couldn’t get to it.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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As Leo chased Genesis around the kitchen, Rosalba and her mother prepared lunch—a delicious meal of chicken cooked in a broth of cinnamon, clove, laurel, and sour orange.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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On top of that, many showgirls strutted in three-inch-tall high heels.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The earring type was prominently featured in Schiaparelli‘s fall 2025 showcase, during which models strutted down the runway wearing oversized pearl studs that gracefully played with proportions.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fort Worth was the historical homeland of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, whose people lived, hunted, and migrated through lands today called North Texas.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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While mountain lions are highly adaptable to various ecosystems, their numbers declined historically due to being hunted by fearful humans.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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At Quantico last week, the president and secretary of war strode into a hall packed with generals and admirals, stars glittering on shoulders.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer strode to the scene as armed officers raced past him.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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This time, of the five live roaches, the least shy sashayed across the floor in front of the cookline and crawled under a dining area table.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Orange feather boas sashayed away to the best seats.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Attendee’s workday blues than completely vanished thanks to Billboard‘s Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year GELO, who swaggered about the stage and ignited the party with the littest cuts off his debut album, League of My Own.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Stalked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalked. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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