Definition of predatornext
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 On Tuesday, a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties for failing to protect young users from predators and misleading them about the safety of its apps. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 In a separate case, a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect kids from online predators. Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026 But over the next centuries, that changed as humans reshaped the landscape and eliminated predators like wolves, bears and cougars. Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 But a predator had other plans for them. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predator
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Noun
  • Not the red shirts, whose career life expectancy can be counted on a salt vampire's fingers, but the staff that turns up after the Enterprise has saved the day?
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Researchers are also exploring Greenland shark genetics for clues about aging.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Other Notable Discoveries White himself identified four new species — a new skate, ray, deepwater catshark and chimaera — also known as a ghost shark.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On the other hand, in such a blighted landscape, AI could, perhaps, come not as a vulture to pick over the remains but a new life force to resuscitate them.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The unsupervised 18-month-old breached the park’s perimeter fencing and made their way to the wolves’ primary metal enclosure, according to a statement from Zoo America, where the child reached their hand through the barrier.
    Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Idaho adults pay about $145 for a sportsman’s package that includes fishing and hunting licenses and a variety of tags for species including deer, elk, bear, mountain lion and wolf.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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