Definition of predatornext
as in vampire
a person who habitually preys upon others measures taken to protect minors against sexual predators

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Recent Examples of predator On Tuesday, a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties for failing to protect young users from predators and misleading them about the safety of its apps. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 In a separate case, a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect kids from online predators. Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026 But over the next centuries, that changed as humans reshaped the landscape and eliminated predators like wolves, bears and cougars. Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 But a predator had other plans for them. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predator
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Noun
  • Not the red shirts, whose career life expectancy can be counted on a salt vampire's fingers, but the staff that turns up after the Enterprise has saved the day?
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Researchers are also exploring Greenland shark genetics for clues about aging.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Other Notable Discoveries White himself identified four new species — a new skate, ray, deepwater catshark and chimaera — also known as a ghost shark.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Yurok Tribe is leading the effort to bring the large, endangered vultures back to their historic homeland in Humboldt and Del Norte counties.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Becky is dehydrated and delirious, but manages to nourish herself after strangling and eating a vulture that attacked her on the platform.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The wolf is humility and the turtle is truth.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Further, forcing suburban commuter cities to sit at the table with the city of San Diego controlling 42 of 100 votes on the SANDAG board is like two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
    John Franklin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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