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as in predators
a person who habitually preys upon others
the real estate buzzards were really putting pressure on the one homeowner who was still refusing to sell
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as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that crotchety old man can be a real buzzard when he's in a bad mood—which is usually the case
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Recent Examples of buzzards
Even the bearded Texas blues buzzards in ZZ Top, the most proudly unfashionable band around, became unlikely teen idols, just by embracing the absurdity of it all, with their white-fur guitars, and gender parody.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
In any case, the buzzards were circling like in an old western.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzzards
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During the day, the birds lie motionless on the ground, blending into piles of leaves and tree stumps to hide from predators.—
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Those vulnerabilities allow predators an opportunity to gain the trust of victims of any age by promising to meet those needs or to provide safety, housing or affection.—
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Their opening night gets interrupted when blood thirsty vampires are lured in by the musical talents of Sammie (Miles Caton), a young blues musician.—
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What draws the vampires to the juke joint?—
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For the fourth year in a row, Petco Love brought adoptable dogs to the awards.—
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Children and dogs are always free.—
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Dozens of vultures died of bird flu in Amelia.—
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Black vultures circled overhead.—
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Instead, the Engel-Jackson family is more run-of-the-mill awful — a recognizable pack of self-serving jerks more focused on the appearance of cheer than any real kindness.—
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That rich people sure can be easily manipulable jerks?—
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These mercenary-force ICE clowns are traitors to the country and the Constitution.—
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Brewer depicts the world of music impersonators with a fair amount of affection, like the rodeo clowns of late 20th-century America.—
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Thiols are responsible for the distinctive aromas of skunk spray and ripe durian; they’re also added to natural gas to provide a detectable rotten-egg smell at even trace levels.—
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Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums.—
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The carpet python is one of the most commonly sighted snakes in Queensland, according to the Snake Rescue Sunshine Coast (SRSC).—
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Each envelope containing the clue was inside a box filled with some frightful creature — rats, snakes, a tarantula, millipedes, and cockroaches.—
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“Buzzards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzards. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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