PREYS (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 11 Similar Words

preys (on or upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of prey (on or upon)

as in feeds (on, upon, or off)

to seize and eat (something) as prey a fox has been preying on the chickens

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stalks

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Hell stalks the delegates of Lethe House in the conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
She’s loved by her family of humans (the Osteens) and other farm animals (including Elsie the cow; goats Honey, Dolly, Roger, Polly and Dodger; and Tom, the king of the turkeys who stalks around his enclosure like a pharaoh).

— Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

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