1
: any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
2
: a rapacious or predatory person
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As soon as they learned of his arrest, the media vultures started circling.
noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Scarlett O’Hara, a wealthy white Southerner, picks her way out of the city, passing the littered remains of wagons and men while vultures hover overhead.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
From Wolves’ point of view, the talks were about rewarding his efforts over the past two years and not about keeping him this month, but as long as the paperwork remains unsigned, football’s transfer vultures will spot a possible crack to exploit.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Like vultures sensing fresh carrion, some politicians began moving in with false information and nonsensical claims even as the flames of California’s most damaging fire ever still burned strongly in early January.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Scarlett O’Hara, a wealthy white Southerner, picks her way out of the city, passing the littered remains of wagons and men while vultures hover overhead.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
From Wolves’ point of view, the talks were about rewarding his efforts over the past two years and not about keeping him this month, but as long as the paperwork remains unsigned, football’s transfer vultures will spot a possible crack to exploit.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Like vultures sensing fresh carrion, some politicians began moving in with false information and nonsensical claims even as the flames of California’s most damaging fire ever still burned strongly in early January.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulture. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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vulture
noun
vul·ture
ˈvəl-chər 
1
: any of various large birds that feed mostly on animals found dead and that are related to the hawks and eagles but have weaker claws and the head usually naked
2
: a greedy or predatory person
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