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as in parasites
a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return
the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers, since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits
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as in vampires
a person who habitually preys upon others
a sleazy lawyer who had a reputation for being a shyster, an ambulance chaser, and an all-around bloodsucker
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Recent Examples of bloodsuckers
This Reagan-era standout brought the over-the-top gore but also plenty of camp in a coming-of-age story with teens becoming bloodsuckers.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Maine overrun by the bloodsuckers.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Maine overrun by the bloodsuckers.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Recalls happen when food is found to be contaminated with bacteria, viruses or parasites, due to the presence of foreign objects such as glass or metal, or if packaging fails to note a major allergen.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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This reusable steel filter straw removes bacteria, parasites, and microplastics from water.Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Like wizards, vampires, and Batman, many of Robert Pattinson‘s offbeat stories doled out during dutiful press interviews are in fact, not real.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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So there are these vampires in Staten Island, right?Katie Rife, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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To Catch a Predator was a popular television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and eventually arrested.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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One theory holds that since shells frequently prevent tortoises from being eaten by predators, shelled species tend to live longer, and over time that may have helped to produce evolutionary pressures to age more slowly.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Bloodsuckers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodsuckers. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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