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Recent Examples of predator
In his final words to the jury, Ziffer sought to cast Spacey as a predator with a pattern.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
Between Chile and Argentina, Tompkins has helped engineer one of the largest rewilding initiatives on Earth, restoring predators, grazers, and vital bird species — including pumas, huemuls, and macaws.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The island’s ecology shifted fundamentally, and the loss of those apex predators left a gap that persists to this day.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
The island’s ecology shifted, and the loss of those apex predators left a gap that persists to this day.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
Between Chile and Argentina, Tompkins has helped engineer one of the largest rewilding initiatives on Earth, restoring predators, grazers, and vital bird species — including pumas, huemuls, and macaws.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The island’s ecology shifted fundamentally, and the loss of those apex predators left a gap that persists to this day.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
The island’s ecology shifted, and the loss of those apex predators left a gap that persists to this day.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
Noun
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And all the vampires that Buffy buried in the show’s 2003 series finale, when the Hellmouth collapsed in on itself, taking Sunnydale down with it, have been awakened.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Her character inherited the mission of destroying vampires and other demons from her town of Sunnydale, which was built on a gateway to the realm of the demons.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Making it the state shark would magnify that, Godfrey says.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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How did researchers make such detailed observations about shark behavior?—
BRADY DENNIS THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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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
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Becky is dehydrated and delirious, but manages to nourish herself after strangling and eating a vulture that attacked her on the platform.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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The wolf is humility and the turtle is truth.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Further, forcing suburban commuter cities to sit at the table with the city of San Diego controlling 42 of 100 votes on the SANDAG board is like two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.—
John Franklin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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