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predaceous (or predacious), rapacious, raptorial
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The world’s largest predatory fish is notoriously difficult to study, which makes taking a shark census and tracking the health and habits of the species worldwide challenging, to say the least. — Annaliese Griffin, Quartzy, "Are great white sharks messing with us?," 1 Sep. 2019 Bad managers soured promising work connections, disingenuous players magnified the predatory behaviors and toxicity of the industry, as well as double standards faced by female artists. — Jessi Roti, chicagotribune.com, "Angel Davanport is back on her own terms: ‘Rap is such a popular sport. Everybody wants to be famous. I want to leave a legacy with my art’," 29 Aug. 2019 The court hearing comes almost two years after the New Yorker and The New York Times first reported on Weinstein's alleged predatory behavior as the head of The Weinstein Company. — Eric Levenson, CNN, "Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new predatory sexual assault charges," 26 Aug. 2019 The predatory fish made a meal out of the shark, swallowing it whole. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, "Watch this fish eat an entire shark in rare moment captured by NOAA Okeanos Explorer," 18 July 2019 Pociu said the types of fish being tested include smallmouth bass, which is a predatory game fish, and white suckers, a bottom feeder. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "PFAS pollution tests in Farmington River facing month-long delay," 13 July 2019 In some predatory fish, acidification had the opposite effect. — Elizabeth Preston, Science | AAAS, "A growing sensory smog threatens the ability of fish to communicate, navigate, and survive," 20 June 2019 San Francisco has proposed spending more on ecological restoration including measures to curb predatory fish that are feasting on salmon. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "San Francisco vs. the Fish," 23 Aug. 2018 Murky, fast-moving water allows small Chinook to escape the hungry jaws of predatory fish such as striped bass. — Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, "A million salmon were released into the Sacramento River. So why are anglers unhappy? | The Sacramento Bee," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'predatory.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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