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There were also hieratic abstractions of simple forms—such as a purple balloon shape above a black crossbar, a blue disk, and a red trapezoidal base—symmetrically arrayed and lurkingly animate.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018

He entered the room softly, and lurkingly watched every movement of Napoleon.

From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by Jordan, F.