as in vampire
a person who habitually preys upon others
characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers
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Recent Examples of kite
Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Many of these kites are handmade by community members, who spend hours designing
and crafting them with local materials and techniques passed down over generations.
—Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Clilly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Fortifying the city On a recent weekday, tourists and locals fly kites on a towering structure with dazzling views of Singapore’s skyline.
—TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
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Noun
Next to the stacks of popcorn, across from her potter’s wheel, a child’s kite rests next to a pop-up tent.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Many of these kites are handmade by community members, who spend hours designing
and crafting them with local materials and techniques passed down over generations.
—Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Plus, check out paper kite building classes, kite-flying competitions, refreshments, and kites for sale.
—Clilly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Fortifying the city On a recent weekday, tourists and locals fly kites on a towering structure with dazzling views of Singapore’s skyline.
—TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kite
Noun
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One raucous night at the local juke joint, a bluesy and boozy speakeasy that caters to Black patrons, turns into a fight for survival when vampires attempt to enter the premises.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The deadly deal with the devil — or in this case, vampire — unleashes a plague on the couple’s village in this remake of the 1922 German Expressionist classic.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Skittles, Red Wine, and an Xbox Controller One area where the Mosses did choose to match was in the beauty department: both women sported a nude manicure and a red pedicure.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Before this new cut, Fox had been sporting silvery-purple mid-length hair.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Keep your property well-lit, as lights act as an easy deterrent to predators.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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De Minaur, in tennis speak, has become Sinner’s pigeon: easy prey for the stronger predator.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Megalodon teeth once belonged to the largest predatory shark ever to exist and can stretch over seven inches from top to bottom.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
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In August, three former employees of the aquarium came out as whistleblowers, alleging that a culture of negligence and poor facilities management led to the starving deaths of two sharks and the likely suffocations of dozens of other animals at the SeaQuest aquarium.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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Shooting at a magical level while largely shutting down the nation’s top scoring offense, UCLA romped its way to a 94-70 victory over Iowa that did more than stop a four-game losing streak.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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They can be found romping (or dozing) in the zoo's snow leopard habitat.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Long ago, the vulture was believed to signal impending doom.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2025
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The smoke had very literally not yet cleared, but the vultures were already swooping.—
Emily Witt,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Remember foam parties, that cultural phenomenon inexplicably popular in the 1990s that had people dancing in a room of foamy bubbles?—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Eventually, footage emerged of Kelce dancing in the locker room with his teammates in celebration of the big win.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
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Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.—
Mike Kupper,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2024
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“Kite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kite. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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