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a person who habitually preys upon others
characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers
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Recent Examples of kite
Cate Martel, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
The ever-popular Blossom Kite Festival kicks off 10am Saturday at the Washington Monument with kite races, demos, a family stage with musical performances, and more (free).
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
In kiting, athletes race on boards that fly above the water.
—NBC News, 23 July 2024
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Noun
With the combination of perfect spring weather, cherry blossoms reaching peak bloom, the kite festival and a Nationals day game, Washington was positively bursting this weekend.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
The ever-popular Blossom Kite Festival kicks off 10am Saturday at the Washington Monument with kite races, demos, a family stage with musical performances, and more (free).
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
In addition to coveted sightings of the Florida scrub jay, birders can seek out 142 other bird species observed along the Great Florida Birding Trail within the park, including chestnut-sided warblers, Mississippi kites, and Blackburnian warblers.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
In kiting, athletes race on boards that fly above the water.
—NBC News, 23 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kite
Noun
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The third movie also introduces many more monsters to the town of Seabrook, including vampires and merfolk.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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Warners also notably set the vampires of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners on the loose in 71 international markets this weekend, alongside domestic.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The stock sports a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of only 20 which is 0.9x the benchmark S&P 500.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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On the April 13 season 2 premiere, Bella Ramsey's Ellie comes across a 2003 issue of PEOPLE magazine featuring Aniston sporting a radiant smile on the cover.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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As semiaquatic ambush predators, today’s crocodylians primarily occupy similar ecological roles in a wide variety of environments.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
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But the drug could also increase their vulnerability to ocean predators, decreasing their chances of surviving long enough to return home to spawn, Caudill said.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
16 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
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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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As the camera panned to the right, a golden retriever was spotted sitting against the orange kennel wall alone, looking on as other dogs excitedly romped around.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Good enough to romp it in the Championship, not good enough to make the step up.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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By 60 months, the child does not sing, dance, or act for you.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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The goal was the result of a sensational play by Theodore, who collected a puck at the blue line, danced into open ice, froze Gustavsson with a slap shot fake, and fed Dorofeyev for a one-timer into a wide-open net.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Kite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kite. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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