wolves

noun

plural of wolf
1
as in womanizers
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 predators
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 wolves The possibility that Nina could be eaten by a bear, or wolves, is omnipresent. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 Domestic dogs were then used as surrogate mothers for the wolves. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Deer populations rebounded, this time without natural predators such as wolves to keep them in check. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 Depending on the destination and season, fly-out excursions might bring travelers within sight of brown bears, moose, wolves, and an impressive array of migratory birds. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026 Anderson plays the deceased family matriarch who lost her life after a pack of wolves savagely gobbled her up, leaving nearly nothing behind to be buried. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 July 2026 By the time the film gets back to the subject of wolves, von Carolsfeld has abruptly stopped framing her captive humans as wildlife. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 Alaei and her colleagues exposed superworms to dead animals of all sizes, ranging from mice, fish and small birds to wolves and wild cats. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026 Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, questioned the methodology, saying researchers collected scat only along roads and trails while excluding brushy areas where wolves may eat smaller prey. — Scott Lebar. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolves
  1. womanizers
  2. predators
  3. lovers
  4. vampires
  5. satyrs
Noun
  • The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of womanizers
Noun
  • The images could also be used by predators who can threaten to send them to a potential victim’s parents or friends unless kids pay them or meet other demands.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the speedy predators have been unable to outrun a wasting disease that's killed billions of sea stars.
    — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of predators
Noun
  • For snow lovers, Big Bear Mountain Resort is just five minutes away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Talking Animals Books in Grapevine is leading the second annual event, encouraging book lovers to wander beyond Main Street and into the heart of the area's indie literary scene.
    — CBS News Texas Staff, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of vampires
Noun
  • Mythical creatures, too, soaked in the supernatural; half-men, half-animals who evaded classification—centaurs and satyrs, fauns and werewolves—straddling the boundary between man and beast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Through the eyes of a scammer, America is a nation of satyrs and harlots, our concupiscence interrupted only by occasional trips to Walmart or the gas station.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of satyrs

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