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Recent Examples of predator
Wildlife officials captured and killed an elusive predator suspected of killing goats in a Colorado town.
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
The newest example comes from a common insect in your backyard, which makes nanoscale soccer balls that hide it from predators – inspiring new, better UV protection and maybe even cloaking tech.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
While the first dorsal fin of the filefish doesn’t really move—it is thought that its main purpose is to scare off predators by looking menacing—there are still motor neurons that control it.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Their lifespans are shorter due to environmental impacts, such as predators, food access and a lack of safe conditions.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
The newest example comes from a common insect in your backyard, which makes nanoscale soccer balls that hide it from predators – inspiring new, better UV protection and maybe even cloaking tech.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
While the first dorsal fin of the filefish doesn’t really move—it is thought that its main purpose is to scare off predators by looking menacing—there are still motor neurons that control it.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Their lifespans are shorter due to environmental impacts, such as predators, food access and a lack of safe conditions.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predator
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Count Von Count Count Von Count is a friendly vampire who enjoys counting anything and everything in sight, from bats to sheep.Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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The date was January 11, 1972, and Darren McGavin debuted as Carl Kolchak, an investigative reporter who, in this instance, suspected that a serial killer in the Las Vegas area was actually a vampire.Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Taxonomic charts on the walls borrow the aesthetic of science but are populated with terms from the history of art and absurd twists: a bird is labeled with the names of 20th-century avant-garde movements, a shark is juxtaposed with a rolling pin and a cola bottle.Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Unless Jordan got eaten by a shark or something like that, there was no catching him — and even the shark would've probably had a tough time catching him.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Intelligencer The Cut Vulture The Strategist Curbed Grub Street vulture games Updated 5:00 A.M.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Turkey vultures follow the weather to find food, migrating with the changing seasons The USA Today Network published a series of stories in August about the effects of climate change on birds.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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January’s full moon is commonly called the wolf moon because wolves are active this time of year and can be heard howling on cold winter nights, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Can wolves break through the flimsy walls of a hunting cabin?Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Predator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predator. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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