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a person who habitually preys upon others measures taken to protect minors against sexual predators

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Recent Examples of predator This perspective can be reinforced by education, informing people about the benefits that healthy populations of apex predators have for the environment as a whole. Michael Benanav, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025 The Democrats' attempt to tie the bill to child predator empowerment has driven many loyal voters away from the party, Fox News Digital previously reported. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025 Instead, the paleontologists believe the hole was formed from the bite of a predator capable of taking down the 6-foot-wingspan pterosaur. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 Conservation efforts now focus on protecting these apex predators in their native habitats, ensuring that their reign in the wild continues uninterrupted by human encroachment. Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for predator
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Noun
  • The vampires are presented as extensions of the racist white culture that wants to stop the party.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Republican panelist, 53, dramatically swooned into the back of her chair after Jordan, 38, chose to lean forward and give her his best vampiric growl while discussing the Prohibition-era vampire horror film on Monday.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Only 15 of those animals were meant to be stopped by the nets; the rest were dolphins, rays, turtles and sharks that aren’t considered dangerous.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Megalodons were behemoth sharks that roamed the waters starting 20 million years ago and are now extinct.
    Christine Wusylko, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
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    Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • While Waldrop favored raptors — more than half of the collection included hawks, eagles, vultures, falcons, and owls — investigators also noted dozens of duck mounts in the collection.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The wolf has a big representation for Shakira’s identity.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Ranchers complain about predation on their herds and city dwellers fear having wolves living too close for comfort.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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