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Recent Examples of predator
The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is widely regarded as the ocean’s apex predator.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
This apex predator lives along coastlines and other bodies of water, fishing for food.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 June 2026
These coiled, shelled relatives of squid and octopuses were abundant predators, hunting in the same waters as fish, turtles, sharks and extinct marine reptiles called plesiosaurs.
—Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
If successful, the experiment can potentially redefine shark intelligence and transform our understanding of one of the ocean’s most misunderstood predators.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 June 2026
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
This apex predator lives along coastlines and other bodies of water, fishing for food.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 June 2026
These coiled, shelled relatives of squid and octopuses were abundant predators, hunting in the same waters as fish, turtles, sharks and extinct marine reptiles called plesiosaurs.
—Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
If successful, the experiment can potentially redefine shark intelligence and transform our understanding of one of the ocean’s most misunderstood predators.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
Noun
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Like Lestat explains, there are levels of enjoyment for a vampire.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
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Jones first floated the idea of rock star Lestat while the team filmed Season 2 in Prague in 2023, giving Wood time to begin imagining what a nearly 300-year-old vampire might wear while reinventing himself as a singer.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Noun
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The after-hours event for guests 21 and older will feature shark experts, scuba divers feeding eels, sharks and more in the Living Seas exhibition; a DJ and more.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
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The study suggests that persistent turbidity plumes created by coastal modification projects may interfere with shark prey capture and could increase the likelihood of unintended human interactions.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
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There are pink flamingos, then, but also many vultures circling the southern Adriatic.—
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Moreover, the official mascots succeed in spotting various varmints — foxes and possums, to be specific, but thankfully, no vultures.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
16 June 2026
Noun
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In Ukraine, home to more than a third of Europe’s biodiversity, constant shelling and drone attacks have already prompted whole populations of wolves, deer and other large mammals to seek asylum far from the nightly explosions and aerial whistles.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Continue reading … BEHIND BARS — 'Happy Face' killer warns fellow serial killer Rex Heuermann could be 'tossed to the wolves' in prison.—
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FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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