1
as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
the real estate buzzards were really putting pressure on the one homeowner who was still refusing to sell
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2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that crotchety old man can be a real buzzard when he's in a bad mood—which is usually the case
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Recent Examples of buzzard
There are also a number of Native American legends in which buzzards are portrayed as greedy and deceptive compared with other large birds.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The birdlife drawn to the wetlands include buzzards, falcons, owls, eagles and vultures.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
The buzzards have swirled around Michigan in the season’s early weeks, picking away at the carcass left behind by former coach Jim Harbaugh’s move to the NFL.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
Authorities are also looking for signs that the suspect may have died in the forest, like buzzards circling overhead.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The birdlife drawn to the wetlands include buzzards, falcons, owls, eagles and vultures.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
The buzzards have swirled around Michigan in the season’s early weeks, picking away at the carcass left behind by former coach Jim Harbaugh’s move to the NFL.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
Authorities are also looking for signs that the suspect may have died in the forest, like buzzards circling overhead.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzzard
Noun
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These predators typically patrol altitudes below 10,000 feet, especially around dawn when their prey begins flying again after nighttime rest.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The reintroduced apex predators remained in watersheds just west of metro Denver, in areas that include Gilpin, Clear Creek and Jefferson counties, the map shows.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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As for Huart, the multi-hyphenate has become one of the more exciting up-and-coming filmmakers in the genre realm and recently won the Midnight Short Jury Award at SXSW 2024 for his modern vampire story Transylvanie.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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This vampire isn't interested in the blood that runs through your veins, though.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
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Suspect Charged in Plot to Bomb Taylor Swift Concert A Syrian teenager is accused of translating bomb-building instructions. vulture lists 4:00 p.m.—
Britina Cheng,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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See rare sight In Poland’s Owl Mountains, a trail camera captured a Eurasian griffon vulture, a rare sighting for the area.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Also, this was not a good week for billionaires as a socialist Muslim won a long-shot victory in the NYC Democratic primary, partly on the promise to raise taxes among the highest income earners, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos starred in a clown show wedding in Venice.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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Ayanna Pressley, another blow-in-drifter (from Chicago), pole vaulted from the City Council clown show to the U.S. House.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.—
Geoffrey Morrison,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Right before arriving at our campsite, a skunk ran across the front of the car, did a handstand, and then disappeared into the scrub.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
21 May 2025
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Yet Mitchell Robinson, ever the joker, can’t make up his mind.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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Hayden Christensen as Jake Hill Conley Hayden Christensen played Jake Hill Conley, another neighborhood boy known for being a practical joker.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Buzzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzard. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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