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  • present participle of lurk.
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lurking

ADJECTIVE
hiding out
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Lurking in the background is also the reported massive offer - some say about 1bn euros - from Saudi Arabia for him.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Lurking under the embarrassment of these standing arguments about wholly speculative harms lies the embarrassment of the scientific claims proffered to support them.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2024

Lurking behind the more immediate question of Irving’s contract is the future of Doncic.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Lurking there for many months unbeknown to the authorities, they downloaded huge quantities of data and then broke cover last summer when they started deleting files from servers, crippling many government services.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2023

Lurking behind them were a minotaur and a bearded guy with an eye patch.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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