as in predators
a person who habitually preys upon others
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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Recent Examples of vampires
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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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Taylor-Johnson starred as Friedrich Harding, a skeptic set in his belief that vampires don’t exist.
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Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Hugh Jackman has fought mutants, slayed vampires and gone toe-to-toe dancing with Zac Efron.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, was depicted as a teenager in a new town and new school who was also tasked with slaying vampires.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The vampires take Louis to their crypt, lock him in a coffin, and cover him with rocks to starve for the rest of eternity.
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Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
There’s a running gag about vampires peeing blood at public urinals This marvelously fun shift in tone more than justifies the title change.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
2 June 2026
However, when stars have a binary partner, white dwarfs can spring back to life like cosmic vampires by stripping material off these companion stars.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
Everything is framed by the set’s colossal, shadowy industrial space, dense with ladders and catwalks—the better for vampires to lurk.
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Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Taylor-Johnson starred as Friedrich Harding, a skeptic set in his belief that vampires don’t exist.
—
Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Hugh Jackman has fought mutants, slayed vampires and gone toe-to-toe dancing with Zac Efron.
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, was depicted as a teenager in a new town and new school who was also tasked with slaying vampires.
—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The vampires take Louis to their crypt, lock him in a coffin, and cover him with rocks to starve for the rest of eternity.
—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
There’s a running gag about vampires peeing blood at public urinals This marvelously fun shift in tone more than justifies the title change.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
2 June 2026
However, when stars have a binary partner, white dwarfs can spring back to life like cosmic vampires by stripping material off these companion stars.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
Everything is framed by the set’s colossal, shadowy industrial space, dense with ladders and catwalks—the better for vampires to lurk.
—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampires
Noun
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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.
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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