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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for buzzard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzzard
Noun
  • Last year, over 25 million people tuned in to watch the iconic predators.
    Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
  • But their population has exploded in recent decades due to fast reproduction and few natural predators.
    Vanessa Countryman, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • In that way, Broken Voices is about the circumstances that allow abuse to happen; Vitek is like a vampire, a cold and distant creature capable of great charm, and Karolina, in all her disarming naivety, is easy prey.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 July 2025
  • So far, the answer seems to be blues-loving vampires, a cuddly alien and a life-sized block world.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • No, the worst Christopher Reeve Superman film is not the embarrassing Cannon Films installment but rather the one featuring a world-class comedian, a woman turning into a computer, and a terrific junkyard battle between Clark Kent and his belligerent jerk doppelganger.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • Midtown Global Market’s Irie Jamaican serves oxtail (jerk or barbecue) with festival (a sweet, fried bread); sweet plantains; coconut shrimp skewers; and a ginger and hibiscus drink.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Contrary to one famous 9th century CE codex, vulture eyes wrapped in a fox pelt will not reduce your own eye pains.
    Andrew Paul Jul 17, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
  • Growing up in India, environmental economist Anant Sudarshan remembers the vultures.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Pepe the Frog became political, then hate symbol, during 2016 election The frog doodle in clown accessories that flashes in the video is known as Pepe the Frog, and its appearance in Trump's social media posts has sparked interest before.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 July 2025
  • Visitors can take part in the action at the on-site museum where 700 pieces of clown memorabilia are displayed in every nook and cranny, some even suspended from the ceiling.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Birds nest beneath Wright’s generous eaves, skunks burrow into foundations, and spiders spin webs on geometric architectural details.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Austin Wildlife Rescue has taken in over 120 animals since the weekend including baby squirrels, skunks and turtles.
    Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The poker player’s winning cards were an ace, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and a joker acting as a 3.
    Helena Wegner July 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
  • Harry resented the way he was treated as a bit of a joker and the royal wild child.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025

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“Buzzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzard. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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