as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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Recent Examples of vampire
Everything is framed by the set’s colossal, shadowy industrial space, dense with ladders and catwalks—the better for vampires to lurk.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, younger brother Sam begins to suspect that Michael's new friends are not merely troublemakers, but vampires.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Beyond that, non-phantom, non-Dracula vampires aren’t terribly over-exposed in the Broadway genre.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Feeling restless and reckless, Michael (LJ Benet) is drawn to a hard-rocking local band that is secretly a quartet of young vampires that is literally sucking the life out of the community.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, younger brother Sam begins to suspect that Michael's new friends are not merely troublemakers, but vampires.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Beyond that, non-phantom, non-Dracula vampires aren’t terribly over-exposed in the Broadway genre.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Feeling restless and reckless, Michael (LJ Benet) is drawn to a hard-rocking local band that is secretly a quartet of young vampires that is literally sucking the life out of the community.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampire
Noun
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Thanks to a predator fence, pest control, habitat restoration, and species reintroduction, this is one of the best places on mainland New Zealand for native wildlife, notably birds, including kiwis.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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The finding challenges the usual image of carnivorous dinosaurs as constantly fast-moving predators and instead offers a glance at their slower day-to-day behavior.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
Noun
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While Bronze's face was painted with a shark and some flames, little Sterling looked sweet with unicorns and rainbows across her cheeks.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Stay out of the water at dawn, dusk and night, when some species of sharks may move inshore to feed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampire. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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