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Recent Examples of predator
With the Seahawks getting a legitimate test for the first time in weeks, the Rams have the chance to establish themselves as the apex predator of the NFC West.
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Even without predators or natural disasters, the lifespan gaps still persisted.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
The other raises hers to threaten the predators approaching their position.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Even without predators or natural disasters, the lifespan gaps still persisted.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
The other raises hers to threaten the predators approaching their position.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
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The scene, which was not in Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book that the movie was adapted from, raised eyebrows for its brutal killings of vampires Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), as well as werewolves Seth (Booboo Stewart) and Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones).—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Joining Francis Ford Coppola's sumptuous Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) is John Badham's Dracula, a decidedly romantic riff on the Transylvanian vampire's macabre tale.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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The renowned shark scientist encountered the Galapagos shark while conducting scientific research on Coconut Island as part of the One Ocean Worldwide Coalition, according to a news release shared on Facebook by the For The Oceans Foundation.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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While the scientists found that catastrophic injuries could still occur, all four materials were found to lessen damage from shark bites.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Young Bird Photographer of the Year prize was awarded to 16-year-old Tomasz Michalski from Poland, for his striking silhouette of a black vulture.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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This configuration produces tilted stroke planes, much like those seen in geese, vultures, and kingfishers during slow flight.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Just like wolves, bison, pronghorns, prairie dogs, beavers, and monarch butterflies, these bears are on the list of epic species inhabiting North America — which means that any immigration- and tariff-related threats and decisions made by the region’s countries invariably affect them as well.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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Howling in dogs stems from ancestral roots, as canines are descendants of wolves.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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