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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
Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The scientists noticed a drop in their prey, such as small pelagic fishes in the case of seals and smaller benthic sharks in the case of sevengill sharks.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Owls are stealth hunters, depending on their ability to approach prey silently.
—Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
This ranges from the everyday meowing and purring; to yowling to indicate distress; chattering when spotting prey outside of its reach; and chirping to communicate with kittens, according to PetMD.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Without such guardrails, well-meaning AI initiatives quickly fall prey to chaos and inconsistency.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The scientists noticed a drop in their prey, such as small pelagic fishes in the case of seals and smaller benthic sharks in the case of sevengill sharks.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Owls are stealth hunters, depending on their ability to approach prey silently.
—Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
This ranges from the everyday meowing and purring; to yowling to indicate distress; chattering when spotting prey outside of its reach; and chirping to communicate with kittens, according to PetMD.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prey
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Ostia Antica is often compared to Pompeii and only a third of the city, which was used as a marble quarry during the construction of palaces and Catholic churches in the building of Rome, has been excavated.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Right now, the quarry uses trucks to move materials.—
Steve Osunsami,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Here's what to know about Rogers' execution, including who his victims were.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Television broadcasts around the world showed the bloodied bodies of the victims strewn across one of the city’s central squares, near the university.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
15 May 2025
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Presidents, however, have wide leeway in setting refugee resettlement targets.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The Dutchman insisted there would be no problem convincing a target to join Liverpool, but that the fee involved could still be a stumbling block.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Slowing Russian advances, and skyrocketing Russian casualties, should've prompted another nuclear tirade from the Russian president.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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That said, there have been some casualties along the way, and one of them was Samantha De Martin, aka Indi Hartwell.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Prey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prey. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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