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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
These included Martin, Bailey, Samantha Boniface and Melanie, who told The Guardian that Hardy cyber-stalked and harassed roughly 25 of their female classmates.
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The series stars Jared Harris as Francis Crozier as captain of the HMS Terror and Tobias Menzies as James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus, whose crews are stalked by a spectral creature called a Tuunbaq after the ships are trapped in the ice.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … ‘OUT OF NOWHERE’ – Men visiting popular tourist area stalked and shot dead after car trouble, family says.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Three leathery older women stalked through the halls.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
People were obsessed with him, people stalked him, people died because of him.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Somehow, Olinger said, the jaguars always seemed to evade the traps with the team’s high-end gear and instead stalked past the smaller research cameras.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors allege Mangione stalked Thompson online and in person to carry out the killing.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
From October through December, mountain lions killed pets, stalked hikers, and even approached a trail runner, who was forced to chase one lion off with a stick.
—Outside, 6 Jan. 2026
Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The series stars Jared Harris as Francis Crozier as captain of the HMS Terror and Tobias Menzies as James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus, whose crews are stalked by a spectral creature called a Tuunbaq after the ships are trapped in the ice.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … ‘OUT OF NOWHERE’ – Men visiting popular tourist area stalked and shot dead after car trouble, family says.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Three leathery older women stalked through the halls.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
People were obsessed with him, people stalked him, people died because of him.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Somehow, Olinger said, the jaguars always seemed to evade the traps with the team’s high-end gear and instead stalked past the smaller research cameras.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors allege Mangione stalked Thompson online and in person to carry out the killing.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
From October through December, mountain lions killed pets, stalked hikers, and even approached a trail runner, who was forced to chase one lion off with a stick.
—Outside, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalked
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Then Djokovic chased a forehand and took the swing that had saved him two nights before.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Moore said another resident chased a man driving a white van from the area in the overnight hours.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dern strutted her stuff in a gown decorated with three-dimensional florals, as well as a pair of sleek sandals.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
20 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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They were hunted to the brink of extinction in the late 19th century.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In late 2024, after her mother-in-law fell and broke her femur following knee surgery, Holly Robinson hunted for care that wouldn’t break the bank.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2026
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None of them had any idea as to what was wrong with Nix until Payton, in street clothes, strode back to the postgame podium for the second time Saturday night after the madness cleared.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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Nineteen years ago, Mike Tomlin strode to a microphone in Pittsburgh, debuting his iconic, confident gait.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Here, the Multimatic True Active Spool Valve dampers (TASV) pranced and pranged over bumps, dips and cracks.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Enjoying one of these moments free from scrutiny, the five-foot-five, stocky Smalls playfully picked up the captain’s distinctive floppy hat and pranced around the ship, imitating his mannerisms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
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Four roaches sashayed across the floor under the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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In November, Western wear sashayed onto the stage at Denver Fashion Week for the second year as one of the production’s theme nights, drawing an audience of several hundred people.—
Suzanne S. Brown,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 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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