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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Long ago, the vulture was believed to signal impending doom.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
The smoke had very literally not yet cleared, but the vultures were already swooping.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Intelligencer The Cut Vulture The Strategist Curbed Grub Street
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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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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
The smoke had very literally not yet cleared, but the vultures were already swooping.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Intelligencer The Cut Vulture The Strategist Curbed Grub Street
vulture games Updated 5:00 A.M.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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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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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