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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
Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
When a pack of wolves pulsed through I would switch to proudly and loudly introducing Carnage.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
If the Steakhouse’s menu winds up similar to the Reserve’s, locals accustomed to wolfing chili burgers at Star Country Cafe will need to dust off their wallets.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Later this year, the zoo is preparing to open a North American exhibit that will feature black bear cubs and sea otters and building a Mexican wolf exhibit, which will open to the public next year.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
When a pack of wolves pulsed through I would switch to proudly and loudly introducing Carnage.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Dining at a popular Ocean Beach eatery, The Old Townhouse Restaurant, MacPherson wolfed down three eggs, two pancakes and two strips of bacon.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
If the Steakhouse’s menu winds up similar to the Reserve’s, locals accustomed to wolfing chili burgers at Star Country Cafe will need to dust off their wallets.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolf
Noun
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At the time of her birth, her father, Albert, an itinerant merchant and womanizer, was absent and her parents unmarried.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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The author was a womanizer-in-training who was rolling with this MTV star named Mystery.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The other raises hers to threaten the predators approaching their position.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Fujiwhara effect kicked in, and Hinnamnor and the depression interacted and rotated until the typhoon devoured the depression.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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That’s almost the scale of electricity that Sam Altman and his partners say will be devoured by their next wave of AI data centers—a single corporate project consuming more power, every single day, than two American cities pushed to their breaking point.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This cal is every candle lover’s dream.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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National Coffee Day is the perfect time buy a gift for the coffee lover in your life.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lord Vampyre’s Very Important Monsters Costume Party — Compete in a costume contest hosted by the Lego vampire.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the plus side, no vampires were detected in the baby cohort.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Simply inhaling for four counts and exhaling for four counts brings oxygen to your muscles, reducing the emotion's intensity and relaxing the body.—
Juli Fraga,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tale of Greek mythology has centaurs, satyrs, and baby Pegasi frolicking around until Zeus decides to rain on (and throw lightning bolts at) the parade.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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After the dig, the IAA’s conservation team restored, cleaned and reassembled the other fragments of the sarcophagus, revealing its central image: Dionysus, surrounded by his female followers, known as maenads, and half-man, half-goat satyrs.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Verb
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolf. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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