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as in womanizer
a man given to seducing women
she threatened to geld the wolf if he didn't stop making passes at her
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as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep
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Recent Examples of wolf
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Playful and fast-paced adventure where wolves step into the spotlight to share what really happened with Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, and other fairy-tale friends.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The New York Mets set the one-day team record, wolfing down 103 one day in 2014 while waiting for a game that was postponed.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The wolf remains in the exhibit and is up-to-date on vaccinations.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Playful and fast-paced adventure where wolves step into the spotlight to share what really happened with Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, and other fairy-tale friends.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
The urge to wolf down something sweet may be caused by a sudden spike or drop in glucose and other metabolic changes in the body, researchers have found.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The New York Mets set the one-day team record, wolfing down 103 one day in 2014 while waiting for a game that was postponed.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolf
Noun
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Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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After years of being known as a womanizer, Barney settled down and married Robin in the show's final season.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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After Warren Jeffs’ arrest, what are the confluence of events that allow for a predator like Sam Bateman to infiltrate this vulnerable community?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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Greg Dubuque’s 40 drivers are in a constant diesel-devouring loop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Options for 2026 include food cruises that travel through Burgundy and Provence and a 15-day wine lovers cruise on the Rhine and Seine Rivers.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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While Hollywood vampires—especially those in the Twilight series—have a devoted fan base, real-life bloodsuckers aren’t so adored.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Not the red shirts, whose career life expectancy can be counted on a salt vampire's fingers, but the staff that turns up after the Enterprise has saved the day?—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Peppermint oil used as aromatherapy should be inhaled directly from the bottle or through a diffuser.—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2026
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Once airborne, these microscopic spores are easily inhaled without people realizing it.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mermaids, centaurs, satyrs, and sphinxes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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That experience helped prepare him for the dangers of filming season 2 of Greek mythology series Percy Jackson, which resulted in more than one real wound for the young stars portraying half-human children of the gods, or, in Simhadri's case, a half-human, half-goat satyr hero.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Dec. 2025
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolf. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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