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Recent Examples of lurker
Despite the tumultuous past in its cosmic residence, the blue lurker looks like any other sun-like star in telescope snapshots of M67.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
However, Gahan adds that as more social media users become creators not lurkers, competition for eyeballs could become more fierce.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
TikTok’s duet and stitch features, which allow users to easily react and respond to other videos, can encourage lurkers to become content creators.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
For the first two decades of the social internet, lurkers ruled.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
But one small problem with that stat is that most of that growth is coming from lurkers, or users who are not logged into Reddit.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 May 2024
Some members are lurkers who joined to keep abreast of the conversation.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
With 110 million buyers, sellers, collectors and lurkers roaming through Discogs every year, the 23-year-old online music marketplace’s forum threads are not exactly full of emotional support.
—Steve Knopper, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
To an untutored lurker, the whole thing seemed like … a frickin’ ballet, or some less dainty choreography, a headlong dance of astounding precision.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
However, Gahan adds that as more social media users become creators not lurkers, competition for eyeballs could become more fierce.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
TikTok’s duet and stitch features, which allow users to easily react and respond to other videos, can encourage lurkers to become content creators.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
For the first two decades of the social internet, lurkers ruled.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
But one small problem with that stat is that most of that growth is coming from lurkers, or users who are not logged into Reddit.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 May 2024
Some members are lurkers who joined to keep abreast of the conversation.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
With 110 million buyers, sellers, collectors and lurkers roaming through Discogs every year, the 23-year-old online music marketplace’s forum threads are not exactly full of emotional support.
—Steve Knopper, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
To an untutored lurker, the whole thing seemed like … a frickin’ ballet, or some less dainty choreography, a headlong dance of astounding precision.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurker
Noun
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Medium-sized animals like skunks, bobcats and foxes also did not vanish.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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Bats and skunks are common transmitters of the disease.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Since graduation, Chen has racked up assignments in Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini with opera companies and symphony orchestras across the United States and in Europe, often as the motormouth buffoons and weasels of classic comedies.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
7 Dec. 2024
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When a weasel sucks eggs, the meat is sucked out of the egg.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
14 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Animals like birds, monitor lizards, snakes, and monkeys are seen throughout.—
Jim Halterman,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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As ever, alongside the snakes, there are monkeys are, and the episode ends with Timothy Ratliff pondering his legal troubles.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Giving you a sneak peak into our holy-grails below, there are plenty of moisture-replenishing face creams, protective face serums, replenishing face masks, and rejuvenating beauty tools to discover.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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Buyers will see a slate of 12 new docs in total, including sneak peaks of upcoming projects.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Constructed with slim faux leather uppers, grippy rubber outsoles, and Adidas logos throughout, these sneakers are both fashion-forward and high quality.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
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Last year, Blue wore a varsity letterman’s jacket, cargo jeans and sneakers with her hair in long braids, so perhaps this is becoming her signature Super Bowl look.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lurker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurker. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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