vultures

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 In March a whale corpse was found floating in San Francisco Bay, seagulls perched on top like vultures at carrion. Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 What use is there just waiting for the vultures to circle overhead? David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 Indeed, the team most vulnerable to the vultures now were once the ones doing most of the preying. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Pestonit pointed to the sky, where vultures circled on the thermals. Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Downstate, the threat of black vultures still feels new and strange. Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 The effect is something like a gang of glass-eyed vultures staring down at a piece of carrion. T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 An unusual number of vultures have been seen flying over what’s left of La Guaira in recent days. Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 As a rule, vultures like Spain are a part of the loud minority. Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
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Noun
  • Part of what makes 764 and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist groups so terrifying is that in addition to grooming minor victims, members also intentionally recruit and radicalize juveniles to become predators themselves, according to the FBI.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Causes of osprey nesting failures There are various factors contributing to osprey breeding failure, including storms, predators, human disturbance and heat stress, each of which can vary from year to year.
    Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • The original seven-season series followed Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, a young woman who slays vampires, demons and other supernatural creatures with the help of her friends.
    Isabelle Farina, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026
  • At times, Company almost plays like Train Dreams with vampires, dreamy and sad and laden with voiceover.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Vultures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vultures. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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