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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
Tens of millions of years ago, an apex predator resembling a giant crocodile stalked the humid freshwater floodplains of southern Patagonia.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Violence has stalked us for generations.
—Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Manga artists have been stalked and have received death threats over creative decisions.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Cases of high-profile sports figures being stalked have piled up in the last year, as harrowing details fill court filings and interviews.
—Carson Kessler, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
According to the story, the tow truck driver’s removal of an ICE SUV was just a routine removal and the story of a bunch of ICE vans being stalked by tow trucks was exaggerated.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Cole often compares his clients to a wounded elk, stalked by corporate wolves.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Jones falsely claimed the families staged their children's deaths in order to drum up support for gun control laws, and his followers stalked and tormented the families for years.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
Max Weinberg sat at his set, thwacking his floor tom, while Lahav fiddled with his dials, stalked into the studio to unplug, replug, and then just physically move the microphone closer to the set, then to the side, and then farther away.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Violence has stalked us for generations.
—Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Manga artists have been stalked and have received death threats over creative decisions.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Cases of high-profile sports figures being stalked have piled up in the last year, as harrowing details fill court filings and interviews.
—Carson Kessler, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
According to the story, the tow truck driver’s removal of an ICE SUV was just a routine removal and the story of a bunch of ICE vans being stalked by tow trucks was exaggerated.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Cole often compares his clients to a wounded elk, stalked by corporate wolves.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Jones falsely claimed the families staged their children's deaths in order to drum up support for gun control laws, and his followers stalked and tormented the families for years.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
Max Weinberg sat at his set, thwacking his floor tom, while Lahav fiddled with his dials, stalked into the studio to unplug, replug, and then just physically move the microphone closer to the set, then to the side, and then farther away.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalked
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Bergert was chased early as the Royals lost 10-2 to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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An interesting take because for the most part, the USA chased the game, particularly in the first half.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The crowd at Sunday's Jonas Brothers concert in Dallas, Texas, got the surprise of a lifetime when Normani Kordei, Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, and Dinah Jane strutted out onstage for their first performance as a group since announcing a hiatus in 2018.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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When Violet strutted and somersaulted her way onto the court, she was met with near-universal acclaim from the Valkyries’ latest sellout crowd of 18,064fans.—
Andrew Zeng,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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If an alpha wolfs out under a full moon, they get stuck in that form forever and are doomed to be hunted and killed by their fellow werewolves.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pre-settlement estimates put the statewide black bear population at 50,000, but the species was hunted to near-extinction by the 1930s in what was once known as the Bear State.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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The child was nowhere to be seen on Wednesday as her father strode down the red carpet at Tiananmen Square ahead of Xi’s military parade.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Loeffler stood on the sideline as Hurts strode onto the practice field for one more goal-to-go sequence before training camp ended.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Shades of Paula Abdul colored the song as Doja sashayed across the stage with her feathery vocals.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the plunging neckline, the dress featured an exaggerated bow with floor-length ribbons that sashayed down the front.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Stalked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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