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Recent Examples of predator
Consider nature documentary entertainments: there will be more supposedly exciting scenes of antelopes being hunted by predators than there will be of insects pollinating plants.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
The Greensboro News & Record interviewed a professor who recounted warning then Vice Chancellor William Pruitt that dance teachers across the nation refused to send male students to UNCSA, citing stories that Kuch and Gain were predators.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
Rosa travelled north some twelve hundred miles, on foot and by bus, paying smugglers and eluding predators.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Beneath the ocean’s surface, abalone cling to the seabed with a strong, foot-like appendage and dwell in radiant shells to stay safe from predators.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
The Greensboro News & Record interviewed a professor who recounted warning then Vice Chancellor William Pruitt that dance teachers across the nation refused to send male students to UNCSA, citing stories that Kuch and Gain were predators.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
Rosa travelled north some twelve hundred miles, on foot and by bus, paying smugglers and eluding predators.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Beneath the ocean’s surface, abalone cling to the seabed with a strong, foot-like appendage and dwell in radiant shells to stay safe from predators.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
Noun
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Of course, Sarah Michelle Gellar would reprise her role as the epic vampire slayer Buffy Summers.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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But rather than portraying a high school student tasked with saving the world from evil, Gellar will reportedly have a recurring role in support of a new vampire slayer.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As sharks generally share the same core set of olfactory receptors across different species—regardless of their different habitats and lifestyles—the natural deterrent has the potential to work across the majority of shark species.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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According to the outlet, a ping means the Smart Position and Temperature Transmitting (SPOT) tag attached to the shark’s dorsal fin remained above water for a brief period as the animal swam, transmitting a near-live location signal to the OCEARCH shark tracker.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This case is reminiscent of a 2020 ruling in Palm Beach County Circuit Court that culminated with a homeowner agreeing to pay $53,000 to settle a lawsuit by the Ibis Golf and Country Club and cease feeding vultures, alligators and other wildlife.—
Michael L. Hyman,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dark Wings Wildlife is incorporated as a 501(c)3, and Somma wants to grow slowly and introduce more animals that can fulfill educational roles, including some otters and a full aviary of non-releasable vultures.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Stocker found five young wolf cubs hidden in a hollow stump in the St. Lawrence river bottom.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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There are some types of beauty that go beyond the subjective, however — the kind that stops traffic, turns modest men into Tex-Avery-style wolves and have entire feature films centered around them.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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