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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
The 2024 dark thriller, based on Gadd’s real-life experience of being stalked, became one of the most dominant shows of awards season, winning at the Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA TV and Gotham TV Awards.
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Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Two days earlier, the 30-year-old had posted a video of McCann, 45, proposing to her as a lion stalked forward in the foreground.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
As the title suggests, the screenplay also incorporates Middle English to transport the audience to a foggy village stalked by the titular beast.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
The felony complaint, first filed April 6, alleges Dick stalked Buckingham between late 2021 and March 25 of this year.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
This was so much nicer than the angry confrontation between coaches at the end of the South Carolina-UConn game on Friday, after which [Geno] Auriemma petulantly stalked off.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
When two campers in the Colorado backcountry thought they were being stalked by a mountain lion last week, Clear Creek County deputies decided to mount a rescue themselves.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
For Weaving, being stalked, hunted, and bloodied on screen is just another fun day on set.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
The consolation of an evening mint tea and hookah was precious to those stalked by fear all day.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Two days earlier, the 30-year-old had posted a video of McCann, 45, proposing to her as a lion stalked forward in the foreground.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
As the title suggests, the screenplay also incorporates Middle English to transport the audience to a foggy village stalked by the titular beast.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
The felony complaint, first filed April 6, alleges Dick stalked Buckingham between late 2021 and March 25 of this year.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
This was so much nicer than the angry confrontation between coaches at the end of the South Carolina-UConn game on Friday, after which [Geno] Auriemma petulantly stalked off.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
When two campers in the Colorado backcountry thought they were being stalked by a mountain lion last week, Clear Creek County deputies decided to mount a rescue themselves.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
For Weaving, being stalked, hunted, and bloodied on screen is just another fun day on set.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
The consolation of an evening mint tea and hookah was precious to those stalked by fear all day.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalked
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Two popular trails have been closed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to aggressive bears, including one who chased after hikers, according to the National Park Service.—
Mark Price
April 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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Atlanta chased Washington starter Jake Irvin in the sixth after a fielding error and a hit batter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mother Mary strutted to a solid limited opening as The Christophers expanded nicely and Exit 8 kept going.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after his victorious sit-in with Teddy Swims on Coachella’s main stage, David Lee Roth strutted into the media tent.—
Jeff Miller,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2026
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Between 1995 and 2014, the chimps maintained long-standing friendships across three distinct clusters that mated, hunted and protected each other.—
Ryan Brennan
April 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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His role as Robbie Prendergrast, a Philadelphia area garbage collector turned trap house robber who is hunted by the FBI, has already earned him a Critics Choice Award nomination, following Critics Choice and Emmy noms for his work in Netflix’s Ozark.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Messi, the master, strode to center stage, as if on cue.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Isaac Paredes, mired in an early slump, strode to the plate hitless in his last 18 at-bats.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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Troy — who is a Pony of the Americas, according to his owners, the Beaulieu family — pranced around his yard upon exiting the hospital trailer, receiving pets and apples.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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And the preacher pranced around the stage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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At last Sun Ra sashayed onstage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Dancing With the Stars pro Gleb Savchenko and troupe member Marcquet Hill sashayed their way onto Tuesday's episode of the long-running CBS soap as a couple of hip-thrusting bachelorette party dancers.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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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 25 Apr. 2026.
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