as in vampires
a person who habitually preys upon others
measures taken to protect minors against sexual predators
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Recent Examples of predators
Sheltered Spaces Wasps may start a nest in any sheltered spaces where there is light, warmth, cover from the elements, and protection from predators like other insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
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Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
28 June 2026
Ocean predators such as the seal, whale, dolphin, and walrus would be hunted down and made into supermarket steaks.
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David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Reform efforts by Poland’s King Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski, a former lover of Catherine the Great, had not advanced far enough to fend off the predators.
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David Armitage,
Washington Post,
26 June 2026
Her days are spent growing coral fragments in nurseries, cleaning restoration structures, managing coral predators and transplanting coral onto degraded reefs.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Unlike the fast-swimming predators that often dominate popular imagination, these small bottom-dwelling sharks spend much of their time moving across reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves using their muscular fins.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Parents and child safety groups have voice concerns about how the app can be used to connect young people with drug dealers and child predators.
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Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
This is the Emerald Coast Open—an annual lionfish tournament where divers bag thousands of the invasive predators and local chefs compete to turn those catches into delectable dishes.
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Rachel Nuwer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Their tails rattle to warn away predators, including people.
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Eva Flowe
june 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
28 June 2026
Ocean predators such as the seal, whale, dolphin, and walrus would be hunted down and made into supermarket steaks.
—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Reform efforts by Poland’s King Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski, a former lover of Catherine the Great, had not advanced far enough to fend off the predators.
—
David Armitage,
Washington Post,
26 June 2026
Her days are spent growing coral fragments in nurseries, cleaning restoration structures, managing coral predators and transplanting coral onto degraded reefs.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Unlike the fast-swimming predators that often dominate popular imagination, these small bottom-dwelling sharks spend much of their time moving across reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves using their muscular fins.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Parents and child safety groups have voice concerns about how the app can be used to connect young people with drug dealers and child predators.
—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
This is the Emerald Coast Open—an annual lionfish tournament where divers bag thousands of the invasive predators and local chefs compete to turn those catches into delectable dishes.
—
Rachel Nuwer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Their tails rattle to warn away predators, including people.
—
Eva Flowe
june 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predators
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In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.
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Taylor-Johnson starred as Friedrich Harding, a skeptic set in his belief that vampires don’t exist.
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But behind that iconic shape is a life history strategy that makes the species especially vulnerable to fishing pressure; these sharks grow slowly, mature late and produce relatively few young over their lifetime.
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The group stage would be a series of blowouts, the sharks would devour the minnows.
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There are pink flamingos, then, but also many vultures circling the southern Adriatic.
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Moreover, the official mascots succeed in spotting various varmints — foxes and possums, to be specific, but thankfully, no vultures.
Noun
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This constant proximity-seeking originates from wolves' obligate social hunting, where survival depended on staying with the pack.
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This scene, more than the eight wolves, is Lestat’s foundational trauma.
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However, senior administration officials became worried that users might be able to circumvent Fable 5’s guardrails — though experts disagreed over the severity of the risk.
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The utility attributed the higher costs to broader market dynamics, including more expensive wholesale electricity and growing demand from large users such as manufacturers and data centers across PJM’s 13-state grid.
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“Predators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predators. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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