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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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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Roblox — The stock dropped more than 7% after Louisiana's attorney general sued the video game company for allegedly enabling child predators on its platform.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mississippi’s attorneys say the law is a targeted effort to regulate social media platforms that let predators interact with children.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As a bald man once said: The world is a vampire (sent to drain).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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Furs are werewolves, Fangs are vampires, Stoners are gorgons and Scales are sirens, leader of whom is Bianca Barclay (Joy Sunday).—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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Vendors sold spicy dishes traditional to their countries like Jamaican jerk chicken and tacos from Mexico and the not-so-spicy, like raclette, a dish traditional to Switzerland, where molten cheese from a wheel of raclette cheese is poured over potatoes and other foods.—
Dominick Williams
August 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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Bertha was right, George is being a jerk, and Larry needs to wipe that smug smile off his face.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tying the vulture's feathers to a pregnant woman's legs was also said to help speed up labor.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Jena’s husband wanted to leave her body to the vultures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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The couple was seen taking a stroll on a N.Y.C. street with Bosworth's dog, Happy, on Tuesday.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
Peoplemag,
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
Noun
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Carnival Midway’s cast of trapeze artists, aerialists, jugglers and clowns perform every hour on the half hour, starting at 1:30 p.m. (on weekends, the show kicks off at 11:30a.m.).—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Aug. 2025
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Guests were surrounded by a surreal landscape of vanishing walls, floating furniture, and a creepy clown with a menacing smile.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In Wyoming, the National Park Service said rabies is most commonly found in bats and skunks.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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So are the deer, turkeys, skunks, crickets, spiders, ticks, bats, dragonflies, and ospreys.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Best trait: Fluid athleticism A talented joker tight end, Klare is a smooth athlete in the passing game, with a talent for creating space both before and after the catch.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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There, Mac takes on a role between Puck and Prospero, donning a joker’s cap to jokingly-and-not unsettle your expectations of how a play should end.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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“Buzzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzard. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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