lurking
Britishadjective
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lingering and persistent, though unsuspected or unacknowledged
a lurking suspicion
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dimly perceived
a lurking shape half concealed in the shadows
Example Sentences
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However, lurking just one goal behind Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot is England captain Harry Kane, whose penalty against Mexico proved the winner in a World Cup classic.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Suddenly, your good time is interrupted by an elder pulling you aside and pushing you toward a paunchy, bespectacled sack lurking in a corner.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
More than 15 years later, it’s still hard to think of a better image for the loneliness and insecurity lurking beneath our connected lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Markets have found their footing for now, but Micron earnings and inflation data still have the potential to reignite investors’ lurking fears.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Even as genetics was being used to justify sweeping changes in law and society, the gene itself had remained a doggedly abstract entity, a ghost lurking in the biological machine.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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