as in predators
a person who habitually preys upon others
characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers
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Recent Examples of kites
Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
As the water current pushes against the kites, their motion drives the cable, which in turn powers generators at the pulleys to produce electricity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Community members have suggested alternatives such as blowing bubbles, flying kites or planting trees.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Our kites pulled against our hands, as if trying to lift us into the eyes of God.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Feather signs, inflatable signs, balloons, tassels, ribbons, spinners or kites, among other movable signs, are not allowed, according to the new regulations.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Beach chairs were set in circles; kites flew in the air.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
By bringing mountains, bells, temples, kites and looms into the heart of Paris, Songmont demonstrated how Eastern aesthetics can resonate globally.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
As the water current pushes against the kites, their motion drives the cable, which in turn powers generators at the pulleys to produce electricity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Community members have suggested alternatives such as blowing bubbles, flying kites or planting trees.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Our kites pulled against our hands, as if trying to lift us into the eyes of God.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Feather signs, inflatable signs, balloons, tassels, ribbons, spinners or kites, among other movable signs, are not allowed, according to the new regulations.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Beach chairs were set in circles; kites flew in the air.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kites
Noun
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Coyotes and wolves are brutal predators.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ecologically, spiders are important predators of crawling insects.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their story lines are connected by the Talamasca, a secret society that keeps tabs on the world’s vampires, witches, ghosts, and demons, like archivists and librarians trained in combat and engaged in spycraft.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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With good reason, as the history of this Louisiana city is filled with lore of witchcraft, voodoo, and even vampires.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Plot details are very hazy, but the word on the street is that the story centers on a ne’er-do-well smuggler who finds himself in the middle of a deadly double-cross while on a job in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in him surrounded by bodies, hostile mercenaries and thirsty sharks alike.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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And while catch and release has become popular with plenty of species from bonefish, tarpon, and permit to smallmouth bass, walleye, and even sharks, few species dominate the catch-and-release culture quite like trout.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In total, the Ventana Wildlife Society — a group that traps, breeds and rehabilitates the vultures for release into the wild — has tracked 30 different condors that took multiple trips to parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties sometime in the past two years.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The bones belonged to hooved animals — a major part of vultures' diets.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Creature, is a furry, floppy-eared cyclops who sports a slender human third arm but basically looks like a cross between that film’s two main characters.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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The device can be used in bright sunlight, but also sports a dual-tone front lights so folks don't need to seek out strong ambient lighting when the day comes to a close.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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It is aimed at combining the cultural influence of its host city with the daring fashion that dances across the pages of the magazine.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Another user, @jordynblaine, who dances to the song, seemingly mocking the mother of seven's moves, has already racked up nearly 3 million views.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Put the thing in Sport mode, and any time your right ankle twitches on the accelerator, the car absolutely leaps forward.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ralphy leaps up in shock, tumbles off the sofa, and sprints toward his owner, who is filming nearby.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As my guide Nicolas Jeanroy preps his truffle gear, which looks like a collection of garden tools, his canine partner, Taïga, bounds up.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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And speaking of guest stars doing all of the trio’s investigative work for them, Richard Kind then bounds into the room (as Richard Kinds are wont to do) with a huge development of his own.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Kites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kites. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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