prey 1 of 2

prey (on or upon)

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verb

as in to feed (on, upon, or off)
to seize and eat (something) as prey a fox has been preying on the chickens

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prey
Noun
The small cephalopods use the venom to protect themselves and kill their prey. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025 Come to find, that spiral horn isn’t merely decorative, but doubles as a gnarly weapon, with which these two larger and far more intimidating-looking unicorns impale their prey. Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025 With every ounce of energy remaining, Rogers flew down the final straightaway like a lion chasing its prey. Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025 This rapid acceleration may have evolved to escape from predators or to track and capture fast-moving prey in their natural environments. Ajay Narendra, JSTOR Daily, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prey
Noun
  • Arizona police are investigating the death of a yoga teacher whose body was found last week at a rock quarry.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The lab found that the quarry, located on the far west side of the zoo, was a key source of the stone used to build the Alamo Church and other historic buildings in the 1700s.
    Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The gallery was filled with the victim’s friends, colleagues and family.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Then telling the group that at 14:15, strike drones on target, adding this is when the first bombs will definitely drop.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • That’s why even just the Trump administration’s first strike against its targets—a mass curtailment of science-research funding—could end up being felt by students right away.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And while the ongoing airstrikes have wrecked the Houthis by taking out vital missile-launching facilities with no U.S. casualties, the Democrats attacked Trump and his defense and intelligence team for leaks over the attack plan.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
  • So far, no Chinese national casualties have been reported.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Prey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prey. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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