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lurking

ADJECTIVE
hiding out
Synonyms


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The idea is simple: have a few go-to templates for using up the bibs and bobs lurking in your kitchen, depending on your mood and what’s in the crisper.

From Salon

Then again, City is constantly lurking there, too.

From The Wall Street Journal

Recall that in May 2007, the U.S. asset-backed market seized up for a few days, only to return to apparent normalcy—until the global financial crisis later that year revealed what had been lurking underneath.

From Barron's

He said while he hasn’t done any analyses of the Central Valley fog during this latest event, it’s not hard to imagine what could be lurking in the droplets.

From Los Angeles Times

She dreamt of climbing a ladder up to heaven, with an enormous snake lurking beneath it.

From The Wall Street Journal