Ambush and Lurk

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Ambush verb - Wait in hiding to attack.

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Lurk is a synonym for ambush in attack topic. In some cases you can use "Lurk" instead a verb "Ambush". popular alternative

Nearby Words: ambushed, ambushing

Lurk verb - Wait in hiding to attack.

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Ambush is a synonym for lurk. You can use "Ambush" instead the word "Lurk" as a verb or a noun. popular alternative

Nearby Words: lurking, lurked

faces	ambush faces	lurk faces
guys	ambush guys	lurk guys

Besides, great whites are ambush predators that prepetually lurk below the ocean surface anyway, and thus have no reason to just go around revealing themselves.

Source: Monster Delay
Thugs and hooligans lurk on every corner, ready to ambush you with baseball bats, lead pipes, and broken bottles, but they are no match for your kung fu skillz.

Source: Obstructive Foreground
In Elite, a trip into hyperspace (or witch-space, as the game calls it) puts you at risk from ambush from Thargoids, who have a technology which allows them to lurk there.

Source: Hyperspace Is a Scary Place

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