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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
But his beef is with his buzzard’s luck in this injury-riddled season.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Nothing moved nearby, but high overhead two big buzzards circled slowly.
—Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
The passive soaring wing design included buzzards, hawks, eagles and storks and they are spread out allowing these birds to effectively use thermals to gain altitude without having to use energy to flap their wings.
—Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
The sight of the buzzards gathered on his elderly neighbor's roof therefore gave Brewer cause for concern.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Nothing moved nearby, but high overhead two big buzzards circled slowly.
—Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
The passive soaring wing design included buzzards, hawks, eagles and storks and they are spread out allowing these birds to effectively use thermals to gain altitude without having to use energy to flap their wings.
—Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
The sight of the buzzards gathered on his elderly neighbor's roof therefore gave Brewer cause for concern.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzzard
Noun
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Johnson recommends installing an owl box or letting a section of your yard grow naturally as a meadow to attract these helpful predators.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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Often their ends are brought on by predators, lack of food, or infection.—
Mallory Locklear,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Mort’s definitely gotten the short end of the hybrid human-vampire stick, with an unimpressive ability to read the family dog’s mind.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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The movie is set in the Mississippi River Delta during the 1930s and tackles themes of music, race, family, religion and vampires.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Without comment, the president shared multiple news articles covering his previous remarks slamming Maher as a jerk.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Lion’s Tail that tastes like if a Jamaican jerk chicken and a Whiskey Sour couldn’t keep their hands off each other.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
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Others shot the bald vultures, whose wings can span 9½ feet and who can live more than 50 years.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Becky is dehydrated and delirious, but manages to nourish herself after strangling and eating a vulture that attacked her on the platform.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Identifying Coyotes As part of the same genus as domestic dogs, coyotes may resemble a dog from a distance.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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And also, dogs would be used to flush out deer hiding in bushes or in steep terrain, to expose them to waiting sharpshooters.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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How did clowns become a protest symbol?—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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Owens has spotted coyotes, crayfish, snakes, bats, foxes, skunks and a wide array of butterflies and moths on her daily walks through the forest.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some mammal species are highly susceptible to HPAI, including domestic cats, skunks, foxes, raccoons, bobcats, mountain lions and black bears.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mas, though, does have a joker in his deck.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Buzzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzard. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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