VULTURES Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

vultures

noun

plural of vulture

as in predators

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 vultures The Yurok Tribe is leading the effort to bring the large, endangered vultures back to their historic homeland in Humboldt and Del Norte counties. —

Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 To show their enduring affection, mated pairs of vultures synchronize their flight patterns, touch their beaks together in what looks like a kiss and entwine their long necks. —

K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026 Dumars insists on following the Miami-Dade Police Department rulebook by counting all the money at the scene, and the thriller quickly becomes a race against time as parties with vested interests in the stash house begin to circle like vultures. —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026 Roman, Romulus, Remus were all offspring contenders—but then the money-vultures on Succession put the kibosh on that. —

Raven Smith, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026 The sky would fill with vultures trying to eat the turtles. —

Anna Russell, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 In Orange County, data shows about 53 infections have been reported over three years, with most coming from a 2022 die off of vultures. —

Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026 Dozens of dead vultures found in Amelia likely have bird flu, officials said. —

Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2025 Black vultures circled overhead. —

Kendall Hunter, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

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Noun

At a legislative hearing called to address escalating concerns about wild predators, including coyotes, Wade Crowfoot, the state’s top environmental officer, called the situation a crisis.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The Eastern Colorado prairie was once carpeted with a mix of hardy grasses, flowering plants, and small shrubs that supported great herds of bison and pronghorn, abundant prairie dog colonies, predators like coyotes, foxes, and badgers, as well as numerous bird species, reptiles, and insects.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026