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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
Deadhead spent blooms by cutting the flower stalks down to just above a strong leaf.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
This Ghost of Yōtei haunts the red maple forests and stalks the snowy tundra in search of those whose names are written on the sash wrapped around her waist.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Stuck aboard with her is a Xenomorph that stalks you for most of the game.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
What tension there is comes from a few short sections in which Helgi’s violent ex, Bergthora, stalks Anita.
—Bruce Desilva, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Starvation stalks Gaza The IPC said the analysis released on Friday only covered people living in Gaza, Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis governorates.
—Michelle Nichols, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Gnome Alone, alongside the late Verne Troyer, and Dead Ringer, a thriller about a woman who stalks an actor.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
This Ghost of Yōtei haunts the red maple forests and stalks the snowy tundra in search of those whose names are written on the sash wrapped around her waist.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Stuck aboard with her is a Xenomorph that stalks you for most of the game.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
What tension there is comes from a few short sections in which Helgi’s violent ex, Bergthora, stalks Anita.
—Bruce Desilva, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Starvation stalks Gaza The IPC said the analysis released on Friday only covered people living in Gaza, Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis governorates.
—Michelle Nichols, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Gnome Alone, alongside the late Verne Troyer, and Dead Ringer, a thriller about a woman who stalks an actor.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalks
Verb
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This place belongs to the Carver, a deranged butcher who hunts anything foolish enough to enter.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The sunbathers of sleepy Amity Bay are helpless against the unexpected great white shark that hunts their coasts; Spielberg’s talent for suspense, effective horror shocks, and ingenious reinvention of the classic animal-attack movie remain as impressive as ever.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Patrick Mahomes throws as New York Giants outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux chases him Sunday.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the video, Hilton’s 2-year-old son Phoenix can be seen giggling as the puppy playfully chases him around the room while 22-month-old sister London looks on.—
Marissa G. Muller,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Stalks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalks. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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