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Recent Examples of lurked
The walls disappeared into a forest of trees, where live monkeys and at least one bear lurked behind the trunks.
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Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Boisterous and welcoming, Georgia regaled us with tales from Gary’s childhood, but a concern for her son’s present state lurked not far beneath the surface.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
As Leclerc and Russell exchanged moves for the lead through the opening stages, Hamilton lurked just behind, waiting for any opportunity that may arise.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Jokic has fed him hundreds of alley-oops late in games when Gordon has lurked in the short corner, behind the last line of defense.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
As the Justice Department kicked off its antitrust trial against Live Nation on Tuesday, the specter of a possible settlement lurked around the proceedings, as did that of Taylor Swift.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Leonard lurked in the background of the All-Star hubbub, leaving his noise on the court as the only routine Ingram could watch.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Expecting to find traces of the past in the old town of Regensburg, at first, archaeologists believed nothing that exciting lurked here.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
The big man lurked in the corner, able to help off Jackson because of his poor shooting.
—Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Boisterous and welcoming, Georgia regaled us with tales from Gary’s childhood, but a concern for her son’s present state lurked not far beneath the surface.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
As Leclerc and Russell exchanged moves for the lead through the opening stages, Hamilton lurked just behind, waiting for any opportunity that may arise.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Jokic has fed him hundreds of alley-oops late in games when Gordon has lurked in the short corner, behind the last line of defense.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
As the Justice Department kicked off its antitrust trial against Live Nation on Tuesday, the specter of a possible settlement lurked around the proceedings, as did that of Taylor Swift.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Leonard lurked in the background of the All-Star hubbub, leaving his noise on the court as the only routine Ingram could watch.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Expecting to find traces of the past in the old town of Regensburg, at first, archaeologists believed nothing that exciting lurked here.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
The big man lurked in the corner, able to help off Jackson because of his poor shooting.
—Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurked
Verb
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The prosecutor said Serafini snuck into his in-laws’ Homewood residence on the west shore of Lake Tahoe while nobody was home.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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My brother Mike knew a maintenance engineer who snuck me in to Seals & Crofts’ studio.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But their 20th shot counted when Foligno – playing in his first game back after missing 14 of the previous 16 games – slipped a low shot past the goalie after linemate Yakov Trenin had fought off a challenge from a Florida defender to get Foligno the puck.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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Google parent Alphabet fell nearly 9% and Microsoft sank almost 7% this week, while Nvidia and Amazon slipped about 3% each.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Two travelers were injured when tons of rock slid onto a winding road inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the months since, Tappin has been busy purchasing bitcoin during the dip, even as bitcoin’s price slid into the 60s.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Lurked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurked. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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