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Recent Examples of stalk
In the first part, an unnamed young woman navigates the agency as a Brand Anthropologist, stalked by a pervert ghost and obsessed with a misogynistic Crimean War–era women’s hygiene PSA.
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Hazlitt, 9 July 2025
Vance Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was charged in U.S. District Court with stalking and murdering Hortman and her husband, in addition to stalking and shooting Hoffman and his wife.
—Adrienne Broaddus, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Aid organizations, as well as governments that have supported Israel, have long warned of humanitarian disaster stalking Palestinians in Gaza.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Wild egrets stalk the shallows for tiddlers, while the nearby reef bustles with mantas, turtles, and sailfish.
—Hazel Plush, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
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Hazlitt, 9 July 2025
Vance Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was charged in U.S. District Court with stalking and murdering Hortman and her husband, in addition to stalking and shooting Hoffman and his wife.
—Adrienne Broaddus, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Aid organizations, as well as governments that have supported Israel, have long warned of humanitarian disaster stalking Palestinians in Gaza.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Wild egrets stalk the shallows for tiddlers, while the nearby reef bustles with mantas, turtles, and sailfish.
—Hazel Plush, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalk
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In one of his final public acts, Osbourne designed and signed limited-edition t-shirts to raise funds for the campaign, urging the UK government to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered species.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Hakimi’s protagonist straddles the thin line between reality and fantasy, between cultures and languages, between hunting and being hunted.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Cardi attempts to evade the birds while strutting in a pair of heels and a couture turquoise gown.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
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Since debuting at the Fondazione in Milan earlier this week, this collection has found its way all over social media and the homepages of fashion magazines, not least for the leggy models strutting down the runway.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The song is a tribute to musical nomads who chase the impulses of a song around the globe.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
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An ax-wielding stranger initially mistaken for a delivery driver chased a woman into her home, then led deputies on a 13-mile chase, a California sheriff’s office reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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This should bode well for Ballerina prancing past $30M. Men showed up to the guns-blazing ballet Thursday night at 61%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The sculpture includes the full car body, along with Ferrari’s official prancing horse badges, front and rear lamp lenses, and hood straps.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalk. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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