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as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
he fell prey to nagging—but groundless—doubts about his wife's fidelity
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as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
that woman has a sharp tongue, and her favored prey is her long-suffering husband
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Recent Examples of prey
The small cephalopods use the venom to protect themselves and kill their prey.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Come to find, that spiral horn isn’t merely decorative, but doubles as a gnarly weapon, with which these two larger and far more intimidating-looking unicorns impale their prey.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
With every ounce of energy remaining, Rogers flew down the final straightaway like a lion chasing its prey.
—Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
This rapid acceleration may have evolved to escape from predators or to track and capture fast-moving prey in their natural environments.
—Ajay Narendra, JSTOR Daily, 6 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Come to find, that spiral horn isn’t merely decorative, but doubles as a gnarly weapon, with which these two larger and far more intimidating-looking unicorns impale their prey.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
With every ounce of energy remaining, Rogers flew down the final straightaway like a lion chasing its prey.
—Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
This rapid acceleration may have evolved to escape from predators or to track and capture fast-moving prey in their natural environments.
—Ajay Narendra, JSTOR Daily, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prey
Noun
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For months residents have been protesting the quarry expansion.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, a worker at a limestone quarry in southeast England came across some unusual bumps while stripping back clay with his vehicle to expose the quarry floor.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The gallery was filled with the victim’s friends, colleagues and family.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Judge James Boasberg, now a frequent target of Trump, has since ordered five of Trump’s Cabinet members to preserve all Signal messages sent from March 11 to March 15.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Mar. 2025
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Given that 60% of recruiters depend on employee referrals, networking within your target companies can greatly boost your visibility to hiring managers. 3.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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And while the ongoing airstrikes have wrecked the Houthis by taking out vital missile-launching facilities with no U.S. casualties, the Democrats attacked Trump and his defense and intelligence team for leaks over the attack plan.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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So far, no Chinese national casualties have been reported.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Prey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prey. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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