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Recent Examples of predator
While plants primarily produce them to ward off predators, these potent substances are also found in certain fungi and even some species of frogs.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
On Netflix April 24, 2026 | Action Thriller A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
This not only prevents rapid evaporation of the water on sunny days but gives birds a handy place to escape to if predators appear.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
The invasive apex predators have expanded their reproductive range north from Everglades National Park to Lake Okeechobee and the suburbs of Fort Myers.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
On Netflix April 24, 2026 | Action Thriller A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
This not only prevents rapid evaporation of the water on sunny days but gives birds a handy place to escape to if predators appear.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
The invasive apex predators have expanded their reproductive range north from Everglades National Park to Lake Okeechobee and the suburbs of Fort Myers.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
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Hailing from a country that doesn’t have a gun culture, ENHYPEN chose a knife as the central image in their lead track — reflecting not only on South Korea’s use of knives as the weapon of choice in K-dramas, but also how a normal knife isn’t strong enough to kill a vampire.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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This album’s concept now has the vampires (ENHYPEN) fleeing on a dangerous journey away from hunters, who want to destroy them and their love.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Specifically, on average, silky sharks spent only about 47 percent of their time inside the Galápagos Marine Reserve, an area often held up as a global gold standard for marine protection.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The attack at Point Plomer comes a day after a surfer in his 20s sustained serious leg injuries when he was bitten by a shark at North Steyne Beach, Manly, in New South Wales.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of dead vultures found in Amelia likely have bird flu, officials said.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Dec. 2025
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The location is a culture vulture’s dream — situated just yards from the San Jose Museum of Art and events at the Circle of Palms and Cesar Chavez Plaza.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
1 Dec. 2025
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Still, coyotes are a kind of wolf.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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In October, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, with help from federal conservation officials, killed four wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack, which had become unusually habituated to preying on cattle from ranches in Sierra Valley.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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