wolves

plural of wolf
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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 second scenario requires each population in the United States and Mexico to maintain an average of 150 wolves over four years and that genetic diversity from captive wolves has been introduced into both populations. Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Alvarez and his wife, Adda, have made memorial plaques for animals of all types, from dogs, cats and horses to bees, wolves and crawfish. Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Friday's executive order also directs Burgum to prepare legislative recommendations to delist gray wolves and Mexican wolves. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Previous research has shown that thylacines were about half the size of past scientific estimates, more similar to large coyotes than hulking wolves. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolves
Noun
  • The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.
    Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Each new home takes space once inhabited by bears, leaving the predators scrambling to adjust.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The National Park Service warns that the predators remain active in the fall, even after seasonal lifeguard coverage ends at National Seashore beaches.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately for fans of the franchise, the beetle has come for an Owens this time, not one of their lovers.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For lovers of the first film, the sequel, arriving 28 years later, will go down like one of those midnight margaritas.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The teen drama, based on the 1992 movie of the same name, was about the title character battling vampires and other baddies plus high school at the same time.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And making the eyes of the vampires glow red was no easy feat.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
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

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“Wolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolves. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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