prey

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Recent Examples of prey Tom Cat of Tom and Jerry (1940–present) Rarely has a cat been so humiliated by their prey than Tom Cat by Jerry Mouse. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025 It is thought that dire wolves died out as their prey did. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025 And Cape fur seals, the sharks’ main prey at Seal Island, seemed to respond quickly. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 These hunters were focused on seasonal migratory prey such as reindeer, giant deer, horse and bison. Ben Marwick, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prey
Noun
  • To underline this point, the hour closes with the revelation that Abby’s group has finally tracked down its quarry, and are very close to Jackson.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025
  • After the closure of the 680-acre steelworks in 1980, its buildings were gradually demolished, and the waste was transported to a nearby quarry by the local council.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Preliminary investigation indicates there was an incident between people in the parking lot just before the victim was shot.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The sturdy build quality ensures durability against small knocks and bumps, which is important for something built with children as its target market.
    Tantse Walter, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Recently, however, green-card holders convicted of minor crimes many years ago who previously were not targets have been detained, and the Trump administration is seeking to deport them.
    Albert Sun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Orenburg Governor Yevgeny Solntsev said that drones tried to target an airfield, but there were no casualties or destruction.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • South Korea's National Intelligence Service said in March that North Korean forces had suffered around 5,000 casualties, according to the Yonhap news agency, South Korea's state media.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Prey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prey. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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