predators

noun

plural of predator
as in vampires
a person who habitually preys upon others measures taken to protect minors against sexual predators

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Recent Examples of predators Dolphins are versatile predators that adjust their diet based on local prey availability, Callan said. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, there are a lot of examples of these predators and the way that the justice system can’t really provide peace for survivors of these things. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026 Florida black bears have no true natural predators in the wild besides humans. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Owls are predators whose eyes are positioned on the front of their heads, giving them excellent depth perception. — Abigail Witmer, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Those nutrients fertilize the tundra, which attracts the reindeer, who in turn attract predators like the Arctic fox. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 There are plenty of predators out there, committing violations big and small, that require accountability. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 In some of the recent cases, the victims did send the online predators money. — Jessica Guay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The organization highlighted careful monitoring, carried out with the farmers whose land the birds nested on, which allowed the nests to be fenced off from ground predators like foxes. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predators
  1. vampires
  2. sharks
  3. vultures
  4. wolves
  5. users
Noun
  • Her superpower had nothing to do with vampires and everything to do with her staggering talent.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of vampires
Noun
  • The practice of cutting fins off live sharks and throwing the carcasses back into the sea is banned in much of the Pacific Ocean, but persists due to demand in East and Southeast Asia.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • DeRisi told me how, a few years ago, there was a large die-off of leopard sharks in the San Francisco Bay.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sharks
Noun
  • Indeed, the team most vulnerable to the vultures now were once the ones doing most of the preying.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Pestonit pointed to the sky, where vultures circled on the thermals.
    — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of vultures
Noun
  • Elk and deer are spotted around the lodge, while moose, bears, wolves, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep are out in the surrounding area.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But be prepared for long mountain views, longer mountain hikes, camping under the northern lights and singing along with howling wolves.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wolves
Noun
  • Though iPhone users can dive in straight away, an Android app is still in development, the company says.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Social media users have copied and pasted a map of the geographic distribution of lactose tolerance originally published in the scientific journal Nature into racist chat threads on the online discussion forum 4chan.
    — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of users

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“Predators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predators. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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