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as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
he fell prey to nagging—but groundless—doubts about his wife's fidelity
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as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
that woman has a sharp tongue, and her favored prey is her long-suffering husband
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Recent Examples of prey
Amorim believes United go from soft-bellied prey in the Premier League to hard-running predators in the Europa League.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The breach affected fewer than 1% of Coinbase’s monthly transacting users, the CEO said, adding that anyone who had fallen prey to the crypto grab and sent funds to a fake agent would be reimbursed.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
One familiar example is ash trees, which are prey to the emerald ash borer.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
This behavior is inherited from their ancestors, who evolved to hunt prey at dusk and dawn.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The breach affected fewer than 1% of Coinbase’s monthly transacting users, the CEO said, adding that anyone who had fallen prey to the crypto grab and sent funds to a fake agent would be reimbursed.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
One familiar example is ash trees, which are prey to the emerald ash borer.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
This behavior is inherited from their ancestors, who evolved to hunt prey at dusk and dawn.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for prey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prey
Noun
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Similarly, Studio Raw Material works with discards from the quarries of Makrana, where nearly twenty million tons of stone are processed annually.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Common to lakes, rivers, and blue holes in Texas Hill Country and Central Texas, clearer, bluer waters can most often be attributed to the abundance of natural deposits and quarries of limestone that are native to the area.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Jones added what doesn't make sense in all this is Gov. Gavin Newsom's Democratic Party continues to push to protect perpetrators instead of victims and using the Menendez brothers' case to get their bill across the finish line.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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Officers located the victim, identified as 50-year-old man from New Haven, in the roadway suffering from injuries, police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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To that end, Russian attacks on such targets have been especially intense in the late fall and winter, as the cold weather sets in.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Indigenous tribes, too, were the targets of white supremacist violence, as well as forcible institutional assimilation, particularly for Indigenous children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Here’s where damage and casualties could be the worst Big changes coming to Disneyland ‘Monsters, Inc.’ is out; ‘Avatar,’ ‘Coco,’ ‘Avengers’ are in.—
Karim Doumar,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The ward was struck by a Russian airstrike on March 9, 2022, causing significant destruction and civilian casualties.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Prey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prey. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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