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
There were many names for these creatures, and the vampirization of them was a precursor to the vampire’s global conquest.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2025
At one point during the show, one of the vampires sticks her neck into my show.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
White is a record-breaking snowboarder, while Dobrev played Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce (the hottest vampire of all time and her doppelgänger) on The CW’s Vampire Diaries.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Mel Jarnson is no stranger to video game adaptations, having starred in 2021's Mortal Kombat as the vampire Nitara.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2025
At one point during the show, one of the vampires sticks her neck into my show.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
White is a record-breaking snowboarder, while Dobrev played Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce (the hottest vampire of all time and her doppelgänger) on The CW’s Vampire Diaries.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Mel Jarnson is no stranger to video game adaptations, having starred in 2021's Mortal Kombat as the vampire Nitara.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampire
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With this brush with a violent predator, the Season 1 premiere finds Morgan sheltering in place at home with her kids and her ex Ludo (Taran Killam) while a police officer watches over the house outside.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cavefish keep their eggs and even sometimes young fish, in their mouth, a practice called mouth brooding that is thought to protect young cavefish from predators.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
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Some parasites are host- or region-specific, which means their presence can give us clues about where a shark has been or what it’s been eating.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Raja Ampat Technicolor coral reefs teem with reef sharks, turtles, and iridescent fish in the Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua.—
Desiree Norman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampire. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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