as in vampire
a person who habitually preys upon others measures taken to protect minors against sexual predators

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Recent Examples of predator The Discovery Channel's annual celebration of the fiercest predators of the ocean always brings thrills, chills, and unexpected comedy, and this year's will be no exception. PC Magazine, 18 July 2025 That’s more than enough to startle even a seasoned predator! Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 The apex predators were seen off the Isles of Scilly — an archipelago southwest of Cornwall, England — in early July. Brendan Rascius july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025 According to the team, this research indicates that ghost crabs are effective predators of the early life phase of sea turtles with a taste for meat. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for predator
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Noun
  • In that way, Broken Voices is about the circumstances that allow abuse to happen; Vitek is like a vampire, a cold and distant creature capable of great charm, and Karolina, in all her disarming naivety, is easy prey.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 July 2025
  • So far, the answer seems to be blues-loving vampires, a cuddly alien and a life-sized block world.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • While all sharks are carnivores, their diets vary widely.
    Hans Walters, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
  • Since her move to Hawaii 12 years ago, she's broadened her knowledge on safety and sharks on the North Shore of O'ahu.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Contrary to one famous 9th century CE codex, vulture eyes wrapped in a fox pelt will not reduce your own eye pains.
    Andrew Paul Jul 17, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
  • In some cases, there are binoculars to look at nature (wild pigs and vultures) as well as Launch Complex 39 – Pad B, from where the Hubble Space Telescope was sent up, and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Democracy is, after all, two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
  • Wildlife management in California, specifically, has long been shaped by these same forces of violence, originating in bounty campaigns not just against predators like cougars and wolves but also against American Indian peoples.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025

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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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