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Recent Examples of stalk
Here’s what to know about the letter, Iran’s nuclear program and the overall tensions that have stalked relations between Tehran and Washington since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
To those used to seeing Mescal shine as the quiet and caring boyfriend on Normal People, watching the Irish heartthrob play a wife-beater and rapist stalking his prey with a maniacal grin is certainly a somewhat disturbing (and impressive) transformation.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The Science Behind Why Wolves Run In Packs Picture a pack of wolves in the wilderness stalking prey.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Abuse survivors can feel helpless trying to escape perpetrators or avoid being found and stalked when the safeguards in place are repeatedly violated, experts said, as in Lisa’s case.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
To those used to seeing Mescal shine as the quiet and caring boyfriend on Normal People, watching the Irish heartthrob play a wife-beater and rapist stalking his prey with a maniacal grin is certainly a somewhat disturbing (and impressive) transformation.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The Science Behind Why Wolves Run In Packs Picture a pack of wolves in the wilderness stalking prey.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Abuse survivors can feel helpless trying to escape perpetrators or avoid being found and stalked when the safeguards in place are repeatedly violated, experts said, as in Lisa’s case.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalk
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The longtime ritual calls for members of the royal family to smear blood on their faces from their first kill during fox or stag hunting.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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But on the 24th floor of a lower Manhattan U.S. District courthouse, a string of FBI agents filled in the nitty gritty—detailing the forensic penetration of iPhones, Google accounts, WhatsApp messages, and search histories of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operatives hunting Alinejad.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some of the most prolific talents the show has ever produced strutted straight out of the show's third installment, which culminated in a finale that saw fan-favorite model Yaya DaCosta duke it out against Eva Marcille (more on her, later) on the runway.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Mamoulian flourished his new set of watercolors in an extravagant ballroom sequence set on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo — a kaleidoscope of ladies swirling in blue, green and yellow gowns and men strutting in bright red uniforms.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Trojans must chase their third championship in program history without their star.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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So just going out and trying to find better opportunities and continue to chase greatness.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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That fever-dream adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, featuring some of Hollywood's biggest names prancing about as feline but also weirdly humanoid sleep paralysis demons, leaves Netflix Jan. 15.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
1 Jan. 2025
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Hoping to out-Elon Elon, Gov. Ron DeSantis saddled up and brought out his own little DOGE-y last week, a prancing pony of an excuse for real governing.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalk. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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