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Recent Examples of predator
Very few birds inspire the kind of caution that’s typically reserved for large predators.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Nesting Sites Wasps can nest above and below the ground to find shelter from weather and predators.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
For years, researchers suspected that a similar predator was responsible for the fossil fragments, but lacked a convincing candidate.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
While managed for meat production, the bison at the Flying D Ranch are still a big herd occupying a large land base with wild predators.
—The Conversation, 4 June 2026
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Nesting Sites Wasps can nest above and below the ground to find shelter from weather and predators.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
For years, researchers suspected that a similar predator was responsible for the fossil fragments, but lacked a convincing candidate.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
While managed for meat production, the bison at the Flying D Ranch are still a big herd occupying a large land base with wild predators.
—The Conversation, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
Noun
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The fight makes its way to the penthouse, exposing Lestat as a real live vampire to his bandmates, who, up until now, thought the vampire thing was an elaborate bit.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Who knew vampires made such a good metaphor for America’s worst excesses?—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The team’s Mediterranean Programme was devised in response to the exponential risk of extinction to the sea’s nearly 80 species of shark and ray.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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That has led to some dangerous shark-human interactions over the years.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Bald eagles, owls, hawks, falcons and vultures are all among the birds of prey visitors can see when visiting the 3-acre property on Lake Sybelia, which is one of 55 Audubon centers and sanctuaries nationwide.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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The cougar would have done a good job of stripping off the main parts, then vultures and smaller animals would have cleaned up the leftovers.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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This scene, more than the eight wolves, is Lestat’s foundational trauma.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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In addition to the tension with the Native Americans, the Ingalls face fever, wolves and a prairie fire to name a few events teased in the clip.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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