as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public
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Recent Examples of vulture
This configuration produces tilted stroke planes, much like those seen in geese, vultures, and kingfishers during slow flight.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Allen’s only a potential vulture of Breece Hall’s touchdowns at this point.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Photos show the hooded vulture chick in KwaZulu-Natal.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
One of vultures in a barren tree.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Allen’s only a potential vulture of Breece Hall’s touchdowns at this point.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Photos show the hooded vulture chick in KwaZulu-Natal.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
One of vultures in a barren tree.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulture
Noun
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Dek is the weakest link in his warrior family, and the arrival of their father cements that fact; there is no sentimentality here as the elder predator orders Kwei to kill his brother and be done with him.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Things kick off with a bit of inter-family strife, involving a young predator named Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Popping into a camp full of allies newly wary of the 428-year-old vampire in their midst, Regis begins by clearing up the misconception that he can be repelled by garlic, then drops a line about Jaskier’s blood smelling good.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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When a young woman (Michie Tomizawa) becomes the target of a powerful vampire lord, Count Lee (Seizô Katô) — first in a ruthless countryside attack, later an abduction — D takes it upon himself to save her.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulture. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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