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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 rule of thumb is to stay three bus lengths away from deer and elk and 10 bus lengths from wolves and bears.
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Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Vitosha is a popular hiking destination for residents of the Sofia, being home to a range of wild animals, including deer, roe deer, wild boars and wolves.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
It’s installed bioacoustic cameras in Yellowstone to track wolves and analyze their howls.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Susan Dewar, ecologist and president of the nonprofit California Wolf Foundation, said in a May 18 email to USA TODAY that there is a delay between when wolves enter geographical areas and when they are logged.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Armed with a forestry degree from Yale, Leopold was tasked with running a program to eradicate wolves and mountain lions in New Mexico and Arizona.
—Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
However, there might not be wolves there anymore.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
According to a Facebook post from the national park, a park ranger found the dead wolves while on patrol in the San Francesco area on Wednesday, April 15.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Wildlife officials released 25 wolves in the state over two winters after voters in 2020 mandated the reintroduction of the native species.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Vitosha is a popular hiking destination for residents of the Sofia, being home to a range of wild animals, including deer, roe deer, wild boars and wolves.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
It’s installed bioacoustic cameras in Yellowstone to track wolves and analyze their howls.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Susan Dewar, ecologist and president of the nonprofit California Wolf Foundation, said in a May 18 email to USA TODAY that there is a delay between when wolves enter geographical areas and when they are logged.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Armed with a forestry degree from Yale, Leopold was tasked with running a program to eradicate wolves and mountain lions in New Mexico and Arizona.
—Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
However, there might not be wolves there anymore.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
According to a Facebook post from the national park, a park ranger found the dead wolves while on patrol in the San Francesco area on Wednesday, April 15.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Wildlife officials released 25 wolves in the state over two winters after voters in 2020 mandated the reintroduction of the native species.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolves
Noun
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The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The finding challenges the usual image of carnivorous dinosaurs as constantly fast-moving predators and instead offers a glance at their slower day-to-day behavior.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Nate was a piranha in a small pond who found himself in a dangerous ecosystem, swallowed by bigger, more dangerous predators.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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The mountain still erupts with theatrical force, and wines from the surrounding Etna DOC (a region often predicted to become Sicily’s second DOCG, the highest classification) attract wine lovers with their vibrant acidity and mineral edge.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The restaurant doesn’t let meat lovers suffer, offering a 24-ounce Tomahawk and a flaming filet flaming courtesy of tequila.—
Connie Ogle
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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Jarmusch wrote and directed this story of laconic vampires, creatures who have lived so long and seen so much that the world mostly leaves them apathetic.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
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However, when stars have a binary partner, white dwarfs can spring back to life like cosmic vampires by stripping material off these companion stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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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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Mermaids, centaurs, satyrs, and sphinxes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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