Thesaurus results for STALKS

stalks

verb

present tense third-person singular of stalk

as in hunts

to seek out (game) for food or sport lions stalking gazelles on the plains

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as in struts

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the irate customer stalked off in a huff

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Recent Examples of stalks The returnees have strained local communities, many of which already have scant resources in a country where poverty is rife and malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 The movie is set in a 13th-century English village and follows the townspeople as a mysterious, folkloric creature stalks their village. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026 After realizing that a mysterious, violent creature stalks the corridors, Clark manages to escape, but something about the Backrooms compels him. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Chive flowers can be harvested in the same way by cutting the woody flower stalks off at the soil line. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026 In You Dreamed of Empires (2024), the emperor Moctezuma stalks his palace in 1519 Tenochtitlan—today’s Mexico City—in a fog of psychedelic-induced delirium, glammed-out like an Aztec David Bowie. — Anderson Tepper, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026 Not sure which stalks to buy or how to store them? — Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026 From the moment the house doors open, right up until the show officially begins, Radcliffe stalks the aisles of the theater — chatting with attendees and handing out assignments. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026 Article continues below Unfortunately, a passing asteroid deposits a killer alien robot in their midst, and the soldiers must fend for themselves as this marauding mech stalks them with guns and lasers blazing. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalks

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Any python-nabbing excursion requires adequate prep work to ensure everyone stays safe—and actually hunts the proper animals.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Mayhem comes to a coastal New England town in the form of a killer shark who hunts anybody dumb enough to get in the water.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of hunts

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Chloe Bailey struts the streets of New York City in a fun ensemble on June 23.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of struts

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Seconds later, Bella, an 11-year-old husky, jumps in and chases the bear across the driveway and away from the child.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Tired of spending his days simply delighting in psychological torture and revenge, Lestat publicly chases the life of a famous rock star, writing and producing an album and performing in a cross-country tour while maintaining a fake vampire persona.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

Definition of chases

Verb

If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
In a comedy special released last week, the thirty-nine-year-old comedian prances around the stage in a purple jumpsuit and sparkly red shoes, riffing on millennial-friendly topics such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Fleet Foxes.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026