as in predators
a person who habitually preys upon others
characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers
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Noun
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That aims to protect aspiring models from fraudulent predators, a decades-old problem that has been amplified by social media, which some imposters use to contact models directly to avoid any contact with their agencies.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
23 Dec. 2024 -
One of the first responses was to designate the Murchison Mountains as a protected area, ensuring that the bird’s natural habitat remained undisturbed by human activities or introduced predators like stoats and rats, which had decimated native bird populations across the country.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Plus, the Jets are to QBs what Van Helsing is to vampires.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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From killer clowns to ancient vampires and back again, Bill Skarsgård isn’t worried about being typecast.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Jan. 2025
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After all, there are opportunities to see sea turtles, seahorses, sharks, eels, manta rays, and tropical fish in the wild.—
Erik Trinidad,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2024
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Why are there sharks in the Colosseum?—
Christopher Nolan,
Variety,
19 Dec. 2024
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Greatest Hits also leaps on four other tallies.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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Later on, both groups of students joined forces on a blog that gathered stories of abuse, a website that’s referenced when the film leaps a few decades into the future.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Kites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kites. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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