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noun

Definition of kitesnext
plural of kite
as in predators
a person who habitually preys upon others characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers

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kites

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verb

present tense third-person singular of kite
as in larks

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  1. predators
  2. sharks
  3. leaps
Noun
  • Last week, Newsom signed a bill putting a moratorium on all blood thinning rat poisons, which travel up the food chain when predators eat dead or sickened rats.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Herbivores graze with their calves, perhaps because clearings allow them to more easily spot predators.
    Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of predators
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  • Unthreatened by predators besides humans, though attacks have been recorded, hammerhead sharks swim freely and in groups, sometimes up to 500 in number, eating small fish and stingrays.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
  • These sharks even use their heads to ram and pin down their prey when necessary.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of sharks
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  • Giant leaps forward have been made in cardiac devices, electrosurgical instruments and even nanobots.
    Jim Pursley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The cavern caves in between them as the old king leaps to his doom.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of leaps
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