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as in to hide
to remain out of sight
the animal control officers caught the stray cat that had been skulking behind some trash cans
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Recent Examples of skulk
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
Even so, there’s a profound loneliness skulking around his book.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Kamala Harris will become the first woman to serve as a U.S. president and a pitiful, angry old man will skulk back to Mar-a-Lago.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Her initial attempts to divest herself of Sunny entwine with her desire to learn just who her husband was; there will be skulking and unpleasant if incomplete discoveries.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
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Team Melissa leaves and convenes in the parking lot, with Jackie skulking around the corner afraid of running into them.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
Even so, there’s a profound loneliness skulking around his book.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Kamala Harris will become the first woman to serve as a U.S. president and a pitiful, angry old man will skulk back to Mar-a-Lago.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Her initial attempts to divest herself of Sunny entwine with her desire to learn just who her husband was; there will be skulking and unpleasant if incomplete discoveries.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skulk
Verb
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Kirk Cousins lurks as a possible target down the line if the Falcons ever let him out of Atlanta.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Karan’s bent-toed geckos were found lurking at night on rocks and boulders along a trail between villages, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The ancient springhead, natural waterpark, and retro roadside attraction has more than a few secrets hidden in its eelgrass.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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That event presented an opportunity that was too good to pass up: the chance to explore the seafloor below the iceberg’s original location—like overturning a rock or log in the woods to see what creatures lie hidden underneath.—
Ashley Balzer Vigil,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some were as big as rhinos, while others resembled small weasels.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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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
Verb
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North Carolina snuck into the men’s draw as the final team chosen, a notable decision given that a) UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham is chair of the selection committee, and b) Cunningham earned a $68,000 bonus for the Tar Heels’ selection.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Among the messages from Kori found by police were texts that called the girl beautiful, asked her to sneak out and come visit him.—
John Lynch,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Over the next 10 weeks, Massachusetts state prosecutors and Read’s defense team presented two very different narratives of how O’Keefe ended up lying dead in a snowbank on the front lawn of Albert's home.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Nearly 30 endemic bird species inhabit the jungles of what some call the Galápagos of Africa, which lies about 150 miles off the shores of Gabon and reachable via an 8.5-hour flight from Lisbon.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cornell University’s Department of Public & Ecosystem Health expert Jenny Bloodgood told NBC News that she’s seen a fox, a skunk, a possum and a bobcat test positive for the virus in New York State, indicating the bug could be mutating.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Medium-sized animals like skunks, bobcats and foxes also did not vanish.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Per Swifties, the snake was actually an ouroboros, a.k.a.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Her gold hoop earrings from Nouvel Heritage cost $6,000, and her snake lariat necklace by Jacquie Aiche, which features a marquise ruby and pave diamonds across the head, cost a little over $16,000.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Skulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulk. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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