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a person who habitually preys upon others
measures taken to protect minors against sexual predators
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Recent Examples of predators
The Dinosaur Science Show, which brings audiences face-to-face with a life-sized Tyrannosaurus rex while exploring the science behind Earth's most legendary predators.
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Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 9 June 2026
If the snake population continues to decline, this could have harmful effects on the ecosystem, as snakes are both intermediate and apex predators, serving as both predator and prey.
—Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
Falcons living in urban areas, like the UC Davis trio, have to deal with injuries, illness and predators to survive.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The Cape this summer could see some brand-new visitors, prompting officials to give them a heads up about the apex predators close to shore.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
From Cold War legends to modern battlefield predators, these are seven of the deadliest helicopters ever used by military forces around the world.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
There are also predators of all kinds in the industry.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
The animal pads beside her, companion and protector, its golden eyes scanning the landscape around them for predators or potential dangers, as it has been trained to do.
—Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Be it getting hit by a car, taken by predators, or snatched up for nefarious reasons like being used for dog fights.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 9 June 2026
If the snake population continues to decline, this could have harmful effects on the ecosystem, as snakes are both intermediate and apex predators, serving as both predator and prey.
—Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
Falcons living in urban areas, like the UC Davis trio, have to deal with injuries, illness and predators to survive.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The Cape this summer could see some brand-new visitors, prompting officials to give them a heads up about the apex predators close to shore.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
From Cold War legends to modern battlefield predators, these are seven of the deadliest helicopters ever used by military forces around the world.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
There are also predators of all kinds in the industry.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
The animal pads beside her, companion and protector, its golden eyes scanning the landscape around them for predators or potential dangers, as it has been trained to do.
—Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Be it getting hit by a car, taken by predators, or snatched up for nefarious reasons like being used for dog fights.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predators
Noun
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Who knew vampires made such a good metaphor for America’s worst excesses?—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
Noun
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This wild area includes sharks, which have existed for more than 400 million years.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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Conservationists at Shark Trust in Plymouth, England, have specialized in the safeguarding of sharks and stingrays since 1997.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The cougar would have done a good job of stripping off the main parts, then vultures and smaller animals would have cleaned up the leftovers.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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While riding the property, Rip spots vultures circling overhead and goes to investigate, only to discover Wes' remains.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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That jumps up to 100 yards for bears and wolves.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Noun
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If a court found that Twitter’s privacy policy adequately informed users that their contact info might be used for ad targeting, then the FTC should not be able to continue punishing X for that behavior, Musk argued.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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At launch, Netflix says the game will take over every subscriber’s home screen — giving it the widest possible marketing campaign — and users will instantly be able to play after scanning the QR code with their phone.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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“Predators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predators. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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