1
as in chasing
to seek out (game) for food or sport
lions stalking gazelles on the plains
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2
as in strutting
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the irate customer stalked off in a huff
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Recent Examples of stalking
Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Earlier this year, a federal judge in New York said prosecutors could not seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, ruling that stalking did not count as a violent crime.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
Prosecutors declined to pursue the ultimate punishment because a federal judge ruled earlier this year in an unrelated murder case that interstate stalking charges do not rise to the level to support a capital crime, officials said.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 10 June 2026
According to federal law, the two counts of murder are punishable by death or life in prison, though the federal agency, which cited case law, said the stalking charges weren't likely death penalty-eligible.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 8 June 2026
That's not to say there's nothing worth redeeming in this version of the story of a criminal stalking and terrorizing the lawyer who once defended him.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
This followed ongoing stalking that reportedly began around April 20.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Based on complaints and testimony from three of those judges, Boyne was tried and convicted of 18 stalking and electronic stalking charges that carried a collective maximum sentence of 90 years.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty and faces potential life sentences in back-to-back New York state murder and federal stalking trials set to begin in September and October.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Brian Mann, NPR, 15 June 2026
In addition to the two counts of protection order violations, the sheriff's office also filed stalking and harassment charges against Marcovich on Wednesday.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 14 June 2026
While death was stalking the surface, new life cut through the darkness underground.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
OpenAI is also facing litigation over its alleged role in acts of violence including stalking and mass shootings.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 11 June 2026
His underlying charge was stalking the victims.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
Roger Michael Case, 54, who lives in the 2500 block of Hilfiger Drive, is charged with a Level 5 felony for stalking.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The Ivy League computer science grad from Maryland is also facing stalking offenses in a federal case in Manhattan, playing out parallel to his prosecution and set to go on trial after.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Over the past two months, Paul has accused Mortensen in court of stalking and, on one occasion, slamming her head into the dashboard of his truck.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
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Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the state charges, as well as federal stalking charges.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Earlier this year, a federal judge in New York said prosecutors could not seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, ruling that stalking did not count as a violent crime.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
Prosecutors declined to pursue the ultimate punishment because a federal judge ruled earlier this year in an unrelated murder case that interstate stalking charges do not rise to the level to support a capital crime, officials said.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 10 June 2026
According to federal law, the two counts of murder are punishable by death or life in prison, though the federal agency, which cited case law, said the stalking charges weren't likely death penalty-eligible.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 8 June 2026
That's not to say there's nothing worth redeeming in this version of the story of a criminal stalking and terrorizing the lawyer who once defended him.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
This followed ongoing stalking that reportedly began around April 20.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Based on complaints and testimony from three of those judges, Boyne was tried and convicted of 18 stalking and electronic stalking charges that carried a collective maximum sentence of 90 years.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty and faces potential life sentences in back-to-back New York state murder and federal stalking trials set to begin in September and October.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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Mangione is accused of stalking and murdering Brian Thompson, age 50, a health insurance executive and father of two, on a Manhattan street in 2024.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 15 June 2026
In addition to the two counts of protection order violations, the sheriff's office also filed stalking and harassment charges against Marcovich on Wednesday.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 14 June 2026
While death was stalking the surface, new life cut through the darkness underground.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
OpenAI is also facing litigation over its alleged role in acts of violence including stalking and mass shootings.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 11 June 2026
His underlying charge was stalking the victims.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
Roger Michael Case, 54, who lives in the 2500 block of Hilfiger Drive, is charged with a Level 5 felony for stalking.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The Ivy League computer science grad from Maryland is also facing stalking offenses in a federal case in Manhattan, playing out parallel to his prosecution and set to go on trial after.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Over the past two months, Paul has accused Mortensen in court of stalking and, on one occasion, slamming her head into the dashboard of his truck.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking
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The 50,000-acre property in southern Indiana is the state’s second-largest parcel of public land and offers limited but prized deer and turkey hunting and varied habitats that are regularly used by rare and even endangered species of birds, amphibians, and invertebrates.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
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Among his most notable contributions is research documenting deep-water hunting behaviors in sharks that were previously unknown to science.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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What happens next will be telling—OpenAI and Anthropic are chasing each other to public debuts that are looking increasingly inevitable.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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The stallions are known to engage in fierce battles in public spaces, including chasing, kicking and biting.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
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Several photos and videos of her strutting down the runway at PrettyLittleThing’s Miami Swim Week event have gone viral, sparking conversation about her transformation.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
11 June 2026
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The music video shows Rodrigo prancing around the actual Palace of Versailles, in a controversial babydoll dress singing about a boy looking like an angel on its walls.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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At a preview, the free-spirited French designer, who spent years at The Row before joining Hermès in 2014, spoke about the wide range of her inspirations while prancing barefoot in a makeshift showroom at a film studio complex in Culver City.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
5 June 2026
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Before Kaia Gerber and Olivia Rodrigo became inseparable from their Repetto ballet pumps, Gainsbourg was striding around in the brand’s lace-up Zizi style–now the shoe of choice for art school girls (and a certain Marc Jacobs).—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
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At the French Open Tuesday, the four-time Grand Slam champion staged an outfit reveal once again, striding out for her first-round match against Germany’s Laura Siegemund wearing a black corset and matching pleated, cascading skirt that skimmed over the clay.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Stalking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalking. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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