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Recent Examples of predator
Wildlife officials captured and killed an elusive predator suspected of killing goats in a Colorado town.
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
The newest example comes from a common insect in your backyard, which makes nanoscale soccer balls that hide it from predators – inspiring new, better UV protection and maybe even cloaking tech.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
While the first dorsal fin of the filefish doesn’t really move—it is thought that its main purpose is to scare off predators by looking menacing—there are still motor neurons that control it.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Their lifespans are shorter due to environmental impacts, such as predators, food access and a lack of safe conditions.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
The newest example comes from a common insect in your backyard, which makes nanoscale soccer balls that hide it from predators – inspiring new, better UV protection and maybe even cloaking tech.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
While the first dorsal fin of the filefish doesn’t really move—it is thought that its main purpose is to scare off predators by looking menacing—there are still motor neurons that control it.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Their lifespans are shorter due to environmental impacts, such as predators, food access and a lack of safe conditions.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
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The client is a vampire, and the eccentric employer is under his spell.Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Nautical vampires aside, the caverns offer a unique experience for people to explore one of America's longest navigable underground rivers.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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Taxonomic charts on the walls borrow the aesthetic of science but are populated with terms from the history of art and absurd twists: a bird is labeled with the names of 20th-century avant-garde movements, a shark is juxtaposed with a rolling pin and a cola bottle.Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Unless Jordan got eaten by a shark or something like that, there was no catching him — and even the shark would've probably had a tough time catching him.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Intelligencer The Cut Vulture The Strategist Curbed Grub Street vulture games Updated 5:00 A.M.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Turkey vultures follow the weather to find food, migrating with the changing seasons The USA Today Network published a series of stories in August about the effects of climate change on birds.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The name Wolf Moon comes from the sound of wolves howling during this season, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
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As those on set prepared to shoot the scene, the wolves had to be restrained from Hoult.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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