predatory
US /ˈprɛdəˌtɔri, -ˌtori/
・UK /'predətrɪ/
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adj.AdjectivePreying on the weak to gain an advantage
The cat is a predatory animal
adj.AdjectiveRelating to or characteristic of a predator; preying on other animals.
Hawks are predatory birds known for their sharp talons and keen eyesight.
adj.AdjectiveSeeking to exploit or oppress others; characterized by exploitation.
The scammer engaged in predatory lending practices, charging exorbitant interest rates.
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Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- She has lost the top part of her tail, perhaps due to an attack by a predatory shark when she was a youngster, or possibly a collision with a boat's propeller.
She has lost the top part of her tail, perhaps due to an attack by a predatory shark when she was a youngster, or possibly a collision with a boat's propeller.
- perhaps due to an attack by a predatory shark when she was a youngster,
perhaps due to an attack by a predatory shark when she was a youngster,
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- I've dealt with predatory lending.
I've dealt with predatory lending.
- Multiple members of my family have also dealt with predatory lending in some sketchy situations.
Multiple members of my family have also dealt with predatory lending in some sketchy situations.
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- We think, Sorry, we think about contact, so predatory contact, unknown people.
We think, Sorry, we think about contact, so predatory contact, unknown people.
- Sorry, we think about contact, so predatory contact, unknown people.
Sorry, we think about contact, so predatory contact, unknown people.
Let's Talk About Sister Krone
- I don't think I need to go into the racist imagery of the doll, though it's worth noting it's anime original, while also abusing it, meant to contrast once again with the calm, though predatory, gaze that Isabella subjects her children to.
I don't think I need to go into the racist imagery of the doll, though it's worth noting it's anime original, while also abusing it, meant to contrast once again with the calm, though predatory, gaze that Isabella subjects her children to.
- it, meant to contrast once again with the calm, though predatory, gaze that Isabella
it, meant to contrast once again with the calm, though predatory, gaze that Isabella
Death By China 2012 (with subtitles)
- It got there because you have a predatory system which is really trying to undercut American manufacturers and therefore American workers.
It got there because you have a predatory system which is really trying to undercut American manufacturers and therefore American workers.
- IT GOT THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PREDATORY SYSTEM
IT GOT THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PREDATORY SYSTEM
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- The fallout from Drake's brutal rap feud with Kendrick Lamar carried over from 2024, with Lamar's distract, Not Like Us, explicitly framing Drake and members of his circle as predatory—a record that effectively cemented public perception that Drake lost the battle.
The fallout from Drake's brutal rap feud with Kendrick Lamar carried over from 2024, with Lamar's distract, Not Like Us, explicitly framing Drake and members of his circle as predatory—a record that effectively cemented public perception that Drake lost the battle.
- The fallout from Drake's brutal rap feud with Kendrick Lamar carried over from 2024 with Lamar's diss track Not Like Us explicitly framing Drake and members of his circle as predatory, a record that effectively cemented public perception that Drake lost the battle.
The fallout from Drake's brutal rap feud with Kendrick Lamar carried over from 2024 with Lamar's diss track Not Like Us explicitly framing Drake and members of his circle as predatory, a record that effectively cemented public perception that Drake lost the battle.
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- His crimes were predatory, severe, and
His crimes were predatory, severe, and
- He also secretly married Aaliyah, who was underage, which makes his predatory nature painfully obvious.
He also secretly married Aaliyah, who was underage, which makes his predatory nature painfully obvious.
NEW NANO Saltwater Aquarium | Setting Up My Reef Tank
- Well, in real life, they're a predatory critter, and they'll chew anything.
Well, in real life, they're a predatory critter, and they'll chew anything.
- Tony: Don't trust the cuttlefish—Well, in real life, they're a predatory creature, they'll chew anything.
Tony: Don't trust the cuttlefish—Well, in real life, they're a predatory creature, they'll chew anything.
Zootopia (Racial Discrimination)
- The new mayor of Zootopia, an animal of prey, is trying to scapegoat and systematically incarcerate all predatory animals.
The new mayor of Zootopia, an animal of prey, is trying to scapegoat and systematically incarcerate all predatory animals.
- incarcerate all predatory animals.
incarcerate all predatory animals.
RSA Animate: David Harvey - Crises of Capitalism
- But there's a whole world of explanations that kind of say it's, uh, the predatory instincts, it's the instincts for mastery, it's the delusions of investors, and
But there's a whole world of explanations that kind of say it's, uh, the predatory instincts, it's the instincts for mastery, it's the delusions of investors, and
- that kinda say it's the predatory instincts
that kinda say it's the predatory instincts