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lurks

VERB

hide; move stealthily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

creep crouch prowl skulk

STRONG

slide slink slip snake sneak snoop steal wait

WEAK

conceal oneself go furtively gumshoe lie in wait stay hidden

Antonyms

WEAK

come out

Example Sentences

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More than the economic and fiscal costs, a social disaster lurks behind these numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

While some of the AI momentum paused Wednesday, good luck finding anyone who thinks an end to the AI spending spree lurks on the horizon.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The second restaurant lurks behind the lobby — a hidden oyster-and-Champagne bar that holds about 35 people, reservation only.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In all of the tension around the founding and the founding documents, there lurks this question of Native American belonging and exclusion and citizenship.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

“Just beyond the horizon, there lurks a cloud that the winds will soon bring over us,” James Q. Wilson wrote in 1995.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt