as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public
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Recent Examples of vulture
The problem is that populations of vultures and other apex scavengers are declining worldwide.
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
The Sabres have to be careful here as the vultures will be circling.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Suspect Charged in Plot to Bomb Taylor Swift Concert A Syrian teenager is accused of translating bomb-building instructions.
vulture lists 4:00 p.m.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 26 June 2025
See rare sight In Poland’s Owl Mountains, a trail camera captured a Eurasian griffon vulture, a rare sighting for the area.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
The Sabres have to be careful here as the vultures will be circling.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Suspect Charged in Plot to Bomb Taylor Swift Concert A Syrian teenager is accused of translating bomb-building instructions.
vulture lists 4:00 p.m.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 26 June 2025
See rare sight In Poland’s Owl Mountains, a trail camera captured a Eurasian griffon vulture, a rare sighting for the area.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulture
Noun
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According to the team, this research indicates that ghost crabs are effective predators of the early life phase of sea turtles with a taste for meat.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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With their milkweed diet being a core tenet to how monarchs protect themselves from predators, other butterfly species have evolved to resemble monarchs’ coloring as a way to gain protection.—
Muqsit Ashraf,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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In that way, Broken Voices is about the circumstances that allow abuse to happen; Vitek is like a vampire, a cold and distant creature capable of great charm, and Karolina, in all her disarming naivety, is easy prey.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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So far, the answer seems to be blues-loving vampires, a cuddly alien and a life-sized block world.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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“Vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulture. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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