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
According to Flash, the drones are stacked one above another like circling vultures, so for example the ‘blue’ drone waits its turn until the ‘red’ drone has attacked.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Jena’s husband wanted to leave her body to the vultures.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Intelligencer The Cut Vulture The Strategist Curbed Grub Street
vulture games
Telematrix No. 48: August 7, 2025
Aug. 7, 2025
A new Telematrix drops every Monday and Thursday.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
And while his 15-year run doesn’t get enough credit, the vultures have been circling, waiting for a slip.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Jena’s husband wanted to leave her body to the vultures.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Intelligencer The Cut Vulture The Strategist Curbed Grub Street
vulture games
Telematrix No. 48: August 7, 2025
Aug. 7, 2025
A new Telematrix drops every Monday and Thursday.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
And while his 15-year run doesn’t get enough credit, the vultures have been circling, waiting for a slip.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vulture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulture
Noun
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Liverpool are simply higher up the food chain — although the apex predator remains Real Madrid, who captured Trent Alexander-Arnold from Anfield earlier in the summer.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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When the creature eventually gets munched on by a bigger fish, the concentration of DDT in the new predator's bloodstream only heightens.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All 500-year-old vampires will be able to watch Talamasca on their television sets in linear fashion on AMC.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the two minute trailer (below), the death of someone close to a secret society charged with monitoring the world’s immortals, including witches and vampires, prompts the group to seek out a new recruit in the form of a young unsuspecting man, Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton).—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulture. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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