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Recent Examples of predator
These bat homes provide a safe roosting spot away from predators.
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Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot called the situation a crisis, prompting legislative hearings on how California — which prides itself on environmental stewardship — can better manage protected predator populations.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
The power of predators remains too great.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 May 2026
Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot called the situation a crisis, prompting legislative hearings on how California — which prides itself on environmental stewardship — can better manage protected predator populations.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
The power of predators remains too great.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 May 2026
Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
Noun
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However, when stars have a binary partner, white dwarfs can spring back to life like cosmic vampires by stripping material off these companion stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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Like vampire Lucy, the kuntilanak is a selfish creature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
Noun
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The attack was Australia's first shark fatality since January, when a 12-year-old boy died in a hospital days after he was mauled by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Also, beachgoers are urged to report shark sightings to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Tell the vultures that this is a no-feed zone?—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The scene has turned into a vulture’s paradise.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Meet the wolf claw or as it’s sometimes known, the cat claw.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Lone-wolf attackers with innumerable possible grievances.—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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