predators

noun

plural of predator
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 This shark incident comes as numerous sharks have been spotted close to the Maine coastline, as the apex predators hunt for seals. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 Statum has heard horror-stories about predators lurking on Instagram or Snapchat. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Natural predators and weather changes make the outdoors less hospitable to these pests than indoor plants. — Leah Chester-Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026 This part of the journey requires dangerous river crossings where the herds face apex predators, including thousands of Nile crocodiles. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The other is a bubbly substance scientists believe is secreted to smother small predators and/or wash them out of the shell. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Eurasian Eagle Owls are apex predators, and Flaco was a nonnative species that may have had a negative effect on the fragile Central Park ecosystem. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 With few natural predators in Florida, the snakes have multiplied rapidly, preying on birds, mammals and reptiles and contributing to dramatic declines in several native wildlife populations. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Deer populations rebounded, this time without natural predators such as wolves to keep them in check. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predators
  1. vampires
  2. sharks
  3. vultures
  4. wolves
  5. users
Noun
  • The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
  • Over the course of 22 episodes, the Doomies crew encounters vampires, parasitic demons, vicious mermaids, and some spirits specific to French folklore, all rendered as real threats towards our heroes.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of vampires
Noun
  • Participants will mix and mingle amid the attraction’s aquatic residents, including sharks, stingrays, sea turtles, starfish, anemones and thousands of fish and travel through Sea Life’s trademark 360-degree ocean tunnel.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These pristine epicenters of biodiversity are teeming with life, from thriving coral reefs to sharks and seabird colonies.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sharks
Noun
  • Pestonit pointed to the sky, where vultures circled on the thermals.
    — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Downstate, the threat of black vultures still feels new and strange.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of vultures
Noun
  • Deer populations rebounded, this time without natural predators such as wolves to keep them in check.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The exception is for bears, wolves and cougars, which require even more distance.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of wolves
Noun
  • The report notes the area is known by detectives to be a high crime area with multiple stray dogs and wandering drug users.
    — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026
  • On Tuesday, social media feeds were flooded with users shocked after allegedly witnessing celebrity blogger Perez Hilton live-streaming acts of self-harm on TikTok.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of users

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