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Recent Examples of predator
Reportedly, this specialized swimming technique might set Lariosaurus apart from other related marine predators of the time, such as Ceresiosaurus.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In the picture, a large brown bear stands at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve as a sockeye salmon, attempting to make its way over the rapids, lands in the predator’s powerful jaws.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Brashers, who committed suicide in 1999, was also suspected of being a serial predator at the time, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Robinson said he's seen predators identify vulnerable children that are susceptible to exploitation due to difficult life circumstances, mental illness, addiction and other issues.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In the picture, a large brown bear stands at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve as a sockeye salmon, attempting to make its way over the rapids, lands in the predator’s powerful jaws.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Brashers, who committed suicide in 1999, was also suspected of being a serial predator at the time, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Robinson said he's seen predators identify vulnerable children that are susceptible to exploitation due to difficult life circumstances, mental illness, addiction and other issues.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
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The scene, which was not in Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book that the movie was adapted from, raised eyebrows for its brutal killings of vampires Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), as well as werewolves Seth (Booboo Stewart) and Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones).—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Joining Francis Ford Coppola's sumptuous Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) is John Badham's Dracula, a decidedly romantic riff on the Transylvanian vampire's macabre tale.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The renowned shark scientist encountered the Galapagos shark while conducting scientific research on Coconut Island as part of the One Ocean Worldwide Coalition, according to a news release shared on Facebook by the For The Oceans Foundation.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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While the scientists found that catastrophic injuries could still occur, all four materials were found to lessen damage from shark bites.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
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This configuration produces tilted stroke planes, much like those seen in geese, vultures, and kingfishers during slow flight.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dogs are believed to descend from ancient gray wolves, though the exact wolf populations that gave rise to them remain debated.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The howling, snarling wolves are at bay.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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