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
Hugh Jackman has fought mutants, slayed vampires and gone toe-to-toe dancing with Zac Efron.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Southern Ontario is, famously, where the vampires hang out.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, was depicted as a teenager in a new town and new school who was also tasked with slaying vampires.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.
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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.
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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.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
2 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.
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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.
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Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Southern Ontario is, famously, where the vampires hang out.
—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, was depicted as a teenager in a new town and new school who was also tasked with slaying vampires.
—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 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
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
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At the same time, there when sharks and people share shallow coastal zones, clarity of the water matters for how both predators and humans perceive each other.
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Baby monsters The researchers’ study focused mainly on embolomers, an extinct group of large predators that lived roughly 300 million years ago.
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The waters off Staniel Cay hold coral reefs and shipwrecks, and are home to a range of wildlife including sea turtles, stingrays and sharks.
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At the same time, there when sharks and people share shallow coastal zones, clarity of the water matters for how both predators and humans perceive each other.
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