stalking 1 of 2

present participle of stalk

stalking

2 of 2

noun

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Recent Examples of stalking
Noun
Mangione, who faces federal charges of murder and stalking, as well as New York State charges, including murder in furtherance of terrorism, will face a jury next year, although a trial date has not yet been set. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Mangione was arraigned in federal court on Thursday on two counts of stalking, one count of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Those charges, unsealed Thursday, include murder using a firearm, two counts of stalking and an additional firearms offense. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024 He was charged in an FBI complaint with murder with the use of a firearm, which is death penalty-eligible, stalking, and a firearm offense. John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024 Along with the state case against him, Mangione is facing federal murder and stalking charges. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024 An unsealed indictment revealed the Ivy League grad, who is accused of fatally shooting Thompson on December 4 in New York City, is now facing federal charges of stalking, murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 Before that, it was sued for facilitating stalking. Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024 Could a young man of such promise really have done what police describe as cold-bloodedly stalking and gunning down a 50-year-old corporate executive outside a Manhattan hotel? Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking
hunting
Verb
  • Those sentences followed lighter revocations of hunting privileges which began when Palmer was a teen.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025
  • That’s because the Mount Vernon man is no longer eligible to purchase a hunting license thanks to a lifetime ban handed down in 2015 and 2024.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Stalking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalking. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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