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Recent Examples of predator
One specimen examined by Brochu’s team displayed multiple, partially healed jaw injuries indicative of a brawl with a fellow ambush predator.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
State police said predators can use in-game chats, private messages and fake profiles to start conversations with kids.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
As a species native to places like India, Burma, and China, this species is a new kind of predator that Florida’s native fish and wildlife aren’t used to competing with.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2026
Nesting Sites Wasps can nest above and below the ground to find shelter from weather and predators.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
State police said predators can use in-game chats, private messages and fake profiles to start conversations with kids.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
As a species native to places like India, Burma, and China, this species is a new kind of predator that Florida’s native fish and wildlife aren’t used to competing with.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2026
Nesting Sites Wasps can nest above and below the ground to find shelter from weather and predators.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
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Sinners’ very own vampire Jack O'Connell went in character with dark sunglasses and prosthetic fangs on the red carpet, perhaps still in character as his role as villainous Remmick.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, 46, made history as the first woman ever to win the Best Cinematography prize for her stunning visuals in the Southern vampire epic—yet another film with layered, complex female characters.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Mar. 2026
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Waterbirds eat crab, shrimp and crayfish found in the muddy waters, while batrays and leopard sharks glide effortlessly through grass beds off the coast.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Weisberg clarified there were three sharks total.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Yurok Tribe is leading the effort to bring the large, endangered vultures back to their historic homeland in Humboldt and Del Norte counties.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 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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All told, the good vibes of Barnes & Noble’s comeback show just how much American culture has changed since the days when the company was the big bad wolf blowing down the walls of indie bookstores.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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When wolves are on the hunt, a kill rarely goes unnoticed for long.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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