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noun

as in hunting

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stalking

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verb

present participle of stalk
1
as in chasing
to seek out (game) for food or sport lions stalking gazelles on the plains

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2
as in strutting
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the irate customer stalked off in a huff

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Recent Examples of stalking
Noun
Luigi Mangione’s stunning eleventh-hour guilty plea to federal stalking charges is expected to send him to prison for decades, but the risky gambit might result in his release before his 60th birthday. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 An October hearing has been set in Bogan’s misdemeanor stalking case. — Amber Gaudet updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 On Friday, Mangione pleaded guilty to both federal stalking counts in his federal case and admitted to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges of interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges related to the death of Thompson, who was gunned down in midtown Manhattan on his way to an investors' meeting. — Forbestv, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Mangione enters guilty plea on federal charges Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty to two federal stalking charges in a surprise hearing Friday. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Health and healthcare Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Mangione, the man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges on Friday in a Manhattan courthouse. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
Banks, 33, has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026 And while Shaq stalking pigs in the dark makes for entertaining content, knocking down feral hogs in Texas is also doing landowners a favor. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Banks, 33, has pleaded not guilty to charges against him, which include stalking resulting in death and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 The question is whether the state’s murder charges and the feds’ stalking charges add up to double jeopardy. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 When that technology was released in 2021, the easy-to-hide tracking devices were soon implicated in stalking cases. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Bogan is also out on bond following a July arrest, when she was charged with stalking Moore. — Amber Gaudet updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 However, Meehan turned violent, stalking Debra and attempting to stab Terra. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors accused Banks and his co-conspirators of stalking Bowman for hours before shooting at his vehicle at least 18 times at a gas station near Los Angeles’ Beverly Center mall. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking
  1. hunting
  2. chasing
  3. strutting
  4. prancing
  5. striding
Noun
  • William Bethel, 28, and Justin Booth, 23, have 40 guilty pleas combined because of evidence collected at Three Creeks Metro Park where hunting is not allowed.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Just as Prince William did growing up, his three children will likely splash in the River Dee while exploring the outdoors at the expansive rural estate, where days are filled with activities like hunting, fishing and horseback riding.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunting
Verb
  • More usual suspects crop up throughout the ‘security goal’ list, with the ability to be in the right place at the right time often important as games become more stretched when a losing team starts chasing a game.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The investigation The Rochester Police Department launched an investigation into Snookie’s killing that would span years, chasing lead after lead.
    — Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of chasing
Verb
  • Jordan is playing Ricardo Tubbs while Butler is playing James Crockett, the two swagger-strutting detectives.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Kio takes in his new surroundings confidently, strutting through the grasses near his den while working on his roar, that is, until a bellowing elephant sends him racing closer to Mom.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of strutting
Verb
  • The most famous item is a birch-bark saddle emblazoned with a prancing horse – the design from which the tomb takes its modern name.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 26 July 2026
  • Besides his frenetic and prancing stage presence and whimsical storytelling, Fleming’s HBO special was memorable for his purple bodysuit designed by Anthony Sartino, who famously created wardrobes for the late rock star Prince.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of prancing
Verb
  • Likewise, in January, Disney's former chief executive Bob Iger hinted at the park's location in an Instagram post of him striding along the beach on Yas Island.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The pair of bronzes, designed by James Earle Fraser, each features a nude male figure (one holding a book, the other a bundle of grain) striding next to a Pegasus.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of striding

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“Stalking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalking. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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