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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Recent Examples of kites
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Tokyo has museums dedicated to kites, tattoos, love dolls, printing technology, luggage, children’s games, and more.
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Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2026
Hosted by the Naperville Park District and presented by The Branch, the free event gives attendees a chance to view huge kites flown by professionals from Chicago Kite and to join in by flying their own kites, a news release said.
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Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate how to make and fly kites.
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Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
The fort's expansive lawn is tailor-made for picnicking and flying kites.
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Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Choi estimated that around six of their first kites failed.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Families can build sand castles, fly kites, or climb to the top of the dunes for a stunning sunset show, while thrill-seekers can go sand-boarding or hang gliding (permits from and/or registration with the park office are required).
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Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Claus likes to put out six live baits on the surface, flying two fishing kites with three lines each, along with some flat-line baits.
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Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Noun
Versatile kites for kids and teenagers usually cost around $20-$100, while competition-level sport kites can cost $150 or more.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Tokyo has museums dedicated to kites, tattoos, love dolls, printing technology, luggage, children’s games, and more.
—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2026
Hosted by the Naperville Park District and presented by The Branch, the free event gives attendees a chance to view huge kites flown by professionals from Chicago Kite and to join in by flying their own kites, a news release said.
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Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate how to make and fly kites.
—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
The fort's expansive lawn is tailor-made for picnicking and flying kites.
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Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Choi estimated that around six of their first kites failed.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Families can build sand castles, fly kites, or climb to the top of the dunes for a stunning sunset show, while thrill-seekers can go sand-boarding or hang gliding (permits from and/or registration with the park office are required).
—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Claus likes to put out six live baits on the surface, flying two fishing kites with three lines each, along with some flat-line baits.
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Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
For example, kites need to be designed symmetrically to successfully catch the wind, which is often blowing horizontally, Choi said, adding that sometimes people don’t attach a kite’s tail properly, not realizing the tail helps the kite orient itself.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kites
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Sheltered Spaces Wasps may start a nest in any sheltered spaces where there is light, warmth, cover from the elements, and protection from predators like other insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
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Ocean predators such as the seal, whale, dolphin, and walrus would be hunted down and made into supermarket steaks.
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Super Heavy sports 33 Raptor engines at its business end, which produce nearly 20 million pounds of thrust at liftoff.
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But good luck finding one that sports the right vibe — cool but not trying too hard.
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In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.
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Taylor-Johnson starred as Friedrich Harding, a skeptic set in his belief that vampires don’t exist.
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Listen to the supple bass line, which dances throughout the song as its own character.
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This stubbornly optimistic place, where family after family scrapes and claws and laughs and dances their way to a better tomorrow.
Noun
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But behind that iconic shape is a life history strategy that makes the species especially vulnerable to fishing pressure; these sharks grow slowly, mature late and produce relatively few young over their lifetime.
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The group stage would be a series of blowouts, the sharks would devour the minnows.
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On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.
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Patchett crafts characters who feel like close friends, dialogue that leaps off the page and an unforgettable family story.
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An unusual number of vultures have been seen flying over what’s left of La Guaira in recent days.
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As a rule, vultures like Spain are a part of the loud minority.
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Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
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Oprah Winfrey bounds into view in a white dress.
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