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stalk

verb

Definition of stalk

as in to hunt

to seek out (game) for food or sport lions stalking gazelles on the plains

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as in to strut

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the irate customer stalked off in a huff

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Recent Examples of stalk This week, Netflix features the latest installment in a legendary anime series, a Spanish-language thriller stuffed with social commentary, and a Canadian horror about a mysterious beast stalking an isolated fishing village. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 In a superseding indictment filed in 2025, Michael Jarrett Jarrett and Davindra Ramanan were charged with stalking and other charges stemming from the July incident. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026 Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images YouTube is stalking the sports landscape for live rights. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Instead, there are sneakers, T-shirts, and leggings—and dancers who stalk, slouch, flirt, and spring across the stage, propelled by Robert Prince’s rollicking jazz score. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stalk

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Botswana lifted a ban on hunting elephants in 2019, largely because of their burgeoning numbers.

— Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Today, that leaves the Arkansas park as one of the only places in the world where anyone can hunt for diamonds and take their finds with them.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hunt

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Vogue and Ciara revealed the surprise in a joint Instagram post after the show, sharing footage of the 40-year-old musician strutting through the presentation in a series of increasingly dramatic looks.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Skubal strutted off the mound, hit the palm of his glove twice, and slapped hands with catcher Will Smith.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of strut

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The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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