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Recent Examples of buzzard But this is also Coogler’s riff on the Western, with circling buzzards and black hats; his stylish crime-flick pastiche, with sleek suits and loaded guns; and a Southern Gothic melodrama about the sins of the father and the return of prodigal sons. A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for buzzard
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Noun
  • When threatened, gopher snakes often flatten their heads and hiss loudly, mimicking rattlesnakes to deter predators.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In May, a rare predator undertook an incredible journey to try and help save his species.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This is the essence of the palpable belief in the vampire.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But when the sun sets and opening night kicks off, vampires show up and cause havoc.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The host, Scotty, is an acerbic jerk who saves his meanest digs for Richter’s Mickey.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The vultures' dwellings also held ropes, horse tack and thousands of bone fragments and eggshells.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Fey also mocked Noem's infamous story about shooting a family dog.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Lake Worth police have remined public to not approach the dog involved, according to the social media post.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Former Des Plaines officer Mike Albrecht recalled to NBC Chicago that when police were assigned to surveil Gacy after Piest's disappearance, the part-time clown would try to pal around with officers and invite them into his house.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The girls are just as down to clown, coming up with funny drunk poses and faces.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sure enough, there was a cute little skunk staring back at me.
    Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Rabies can be found in many other wildlife species, including raccoons, skunks, coyotes and foxes.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The player’s winning cards were a 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen and a joker acting as a king — all in clubs.
    Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • If Payton doesn’t start shoving this offense through it, the joker’s on Broncos Country.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Buzzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzard. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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