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satyrs

noun

plural of satyr

as in womanizers

a man given to seducing women the legendary conquests of a suburban satyr

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Recent Examples of satyrs Mythical creatures, too, soaked in the supernatural; half-men, half-animals who evaded classification—centaurs and satyrs, fauns and werewolves—straddling the boundary between man and beast. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Through the eyes of a scammer, America is a nation of satyrs and harlots, our concupiscence interrupted only by occasional trips to Walmart or the gas station. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

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The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

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Unfortunately for fans of the franchise, the beetle has come for an Owens this time, not one of their lovers.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
For lovers of the first film, the sequel, arriving 28 years later, will go down like one of those midnight margaritas.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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In some ways, shorebirds are analogous to the wolves that hunt the deer and elk populations that eat the tree saplings that become the trees that beavers use to build dams that help the fish—and so on.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The second scenario requires each population in the United States and Mexico to maintain an average of 150 wolves over four years and that genetic diversity from captive wolves has been introduced into both populations.

— Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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