as in predators
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 vampires
Who knew vampires made such a good metaphor for America’s worst excesses?
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 June 2026
The vampires take Louis to their crypt, lock him in a coffin, and cover him with rocks to starve for the rest of eternity.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
There’s a running gag about vampires peeing blood at public urinals This marvelously fun shift in tone more than justifies the title change.
—Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Summer 2026 will be full of vampires, dragons, frontiersmen, superheroes and President Barack Obama.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026
However, when stars have a binary partner, white dwarfs can spring back to life like cosmic vampires by stripping material off these companion stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 May 2026
Everything is framed by the set’s colossal, shadowy industrial space, dense with ladders and catwalks—the better for vampires to lurk.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 June 2026
The vampires take Louis to their crypt, lock him in a coffin, and cover him with rocks to starve for the rest of eternity.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
There’s a running gag about vampires peeing blood at public urinals This marvelously fun shift in tone more than justifies the title change.
—Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Summer 2026 will be full of vampires, dragons, frontiersmen, superheroes and President Barack Obama.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026
However, when stars have a binary partner, white dwarfs can spring back to life like cosmic vampires by stripping material off these companion stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 May 2026
Everything is framed by the set’s colossal, shadowy industrial space, dense with ladders and catwalks—the better for vampires to lurk.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampires
Noun
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The Dinosaur Science Show, which brings audiences face-to-face with a life-sized Tyrannosaurus rex while exploring the science behind Earth's most legendary predators.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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If the snake population continues to decline, this could have harmful effects on the ecosystem, as snakes are both intermediate and apex predators, serving as both predator and prey.—
Carson Bonner,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Noun
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This wild area includes sharks, which have existed for more than 400 million years.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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Conservationists at Shark Trust in Plymouth, England, have specialized in the safeguarding of sharks and stingrays since 1997.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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“Vampires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampires. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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