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
Betsy Joles, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Sorry — how, exactly, do kites work again?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Bashant dates back centuries; participants battle to knock each other’s kites out by cutting their strings.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Wetlands in the area are also home to Everglades snail kites, which hunt for apple snails in freshwater marshes, and other rare species that once inhabited vast wet prairies drained for highways and neighborhoods.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
In the series, O'Donnell's character, Captain Don Hart of Firehouse 113, works with his team — including his two sons — to save the citizens of Nashville from every possible sort of disaster, from tornadoes to faulty Murphy beds to kites gone wild in the wind.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
During the recent test, the team also evaluated smaller kites measuring 1,200 square meters (12,900 square feet) each.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
That means no resupplies, no kites and no dogs.
—Chloe Melas, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
Cultural events keep the autumn season lively, from the Cucalorus Film Festival, which attracts hundreds of independent filmmakers from around the world, to the annual Cape Fear Kite Festival, when kites fill the sky.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
For three days, the sky in parts of the city was dotted with kites as far as the eye could see.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Sorry — how, exactly, do kites work again?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Bashant dates back centuries; participants battle to knock each other’s kites out by cutting their strings.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Wetlands in the area are also home to Everglades snail kites, which hunt for apple snails in freshwater marshes, and other rare species that once inhabited vast wet prairies drained for highways and neighborhoods.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
In the series, O'Donnell's character, Captain Don Hart of Firehouse 113, works with his team — including his two sons — to save the citizens of Nashville from every possible sort of disaster, from tornadoes to faulty Murphy beds to kites gone wild in the wind.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
During the recent test, the team also evaluated smaller kites measuring 1,200 square meters (12,900 square feet) each.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
That means no resupplies, no kites and no dogs.
—Chloe Melas, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
Cultural events keep the autumn season lively, from the Cucalorus Film Festival, which attracts hundreds of independent filmmakers from around the world, to the annual Cape Fear Kite Festival, when kites fill the sky.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kites
Noun
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The adaptable creatures thrive in urban and rural environments, and their range has expanded dramatically since 1900 — unlike other North American apex predators like wolves and bears, creatures with which humans have also struggled to share space with.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
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Having the ability to detect more of the surroundings and a bigger angle of view is advantageous to evade predators.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For the scene, which ends with the sunrise and the annihilation of the vampires, director Ryan Coogler submerged the cast and crew in a Louisiana lake.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Written by Port and Wiseman, Eternally Yours is an eternal love story about two vampires, Liz (Edwards) and Charles (Weeks), who have been married for five hundred years, and their struggles to accept the human, Max (Lewison), who is dating their daughter, Emma (Shen).—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a video camera, researcher Alan Jamieson said this week.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Climate change and warming oceans could potentially be driving sharks to the Southern Hemisphere's colder waters, but there was limited data on range changes near Antarctica because of the region's remoteness, Kyne said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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To show their enduring affection, mated pairs of vultures synchronize their flight patterns, touch their beaks together in what looks like a kiss and entwine their long necks.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Dumars insists on following the Miami-Dade Police Department rulebook by counting all the money at the scene, and the thriller quickly becomes a race against time as parties with vested interests in the stash house begin to circle like vultures.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Dubbed Blue Palms, the chic villa sports an aquamarine waterfall fountain out front and an ocean-facing infinity pool out back.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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Delaney, who went to both DeLand and Deltona high schools in his youth, and was also chosen as as an astronaut in 2021, sports a full beard and mustache.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Now, Josie dances this crazy explosion in front of her.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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Far less persuasive are the uses of spontaneous modern dance sequences, whether in the flashback montages, or when Josie suddenly dances forcefully first to spite her mother whilst arguing in her studio, and later in a reconciliation scene.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But then, the moment Buckley walks on, the entire audience leaps to its feet, roaring and clapping for her.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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In a cult classic 1976 film, The Bill Koch Experience, the star slaloms at perilous speed through low brush, dodges cows in a pasture, and also leaps off a boulder, only to tumble.—
Bill Donahue,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the special filmed at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, Fleming bounds across the stage sharing his takes on masculinity, conga lines, Trader Joes, Oreos, NPR, dog breeds and more.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Each time Ivy's owner, Ryan, draws nearer, the dog fakes him out and bounds away, tail wagging.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Kites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kites. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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