A thief lurked in the dark doorway.
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Lurked
Synonyms for "lurked" (6 found)
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5 entrieslurk behind doorslurk in shadowslurk in the backgroundlurk outside the buildinglurk unseen
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Pervasive and pernicious deviations from both fact and logical validity lurked behind a meretricious plausibility.
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They lurked and lingered for a long time, but survived in little things; for, Nature, far above the evil passions of men, soon recovered Her serenity, and smiled upon the guilty battle-ground as she had done before, when it was innocent.
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Once more / a limber sapling from the soil I tore; / once more, persisting, I resolved in mind / with inmost search the causes to explore / and probe the mystery that lurked behind; / dark drops of blood once more come trickling from the rind.
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