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a person who habitually preys upon others
characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers
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Recent Examples of kite
Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Just some of the world’s best kite fliers, who come from around the world, hanging out for a party on the sand, kites in hand.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
In kiting, athletes race on boards that fly above the water.
—NBC News, 23 July 2024
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Noun
Snail Kite—The One-Snail Wonder The snail kite, a bird of prey native to the wetlands of Florida and parts of Latin America, is a textbook example of dietary specialization.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Just some of the world’s best kite fliers, who come from around the world, hanging out for a party on the sand, kites in hand.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
In addition to coveted sightings of the Florida scrub jay, birders can seek out 142 other bird species observed along the Great Florida Birding Trail within the park, including chestnut-sided warblers, Mississippi kites, and Blackburnian warblers.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
In kiting, athletes race on boards that fly above the water.
—NBC News, 23 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kite
Noun
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The vampires are presented as extensions of the racist white culture that wants to stop the party.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Republican panelist, 53, dramatically swooned into the back of her chair after Jordan, 38, chose to lean forward and give her his best vampiric growl while discussing the Prohibition-era vampire horror film on Monday.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But with formalwear required to walk the grand staircase to the Palais, the rocker should be sporting a tuxedo.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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For her performance, Clarkson sported a Buffalo Bills jacket — a nod to that day’s guest, Hailee Steinfeld, who is engaged to quarterback Josh Allen — and kept her vocal arrangement free of any of her signature high notes or riffs, letting the humor of Crow’s lyrics speak for itself.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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Attracting Beneficial Insects Nature supplies its own form of pest control through predators and parasitoids.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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These ants, known for their ability to detonate their own bodies, release a toxic secretion to neutralize the threat of invading predators.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Saya de Malha Bank offers safe haven to an unprecedented biodiversity of seagrass habitats for turtles and breeding grounds for sharks, humpback and blue whales.—
Christian Orozco,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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This elusive shark, previously known only from fish markets, was recorded at depths of over 1,700 feet.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Good enough to romp it in the Championship, not good enough to make the step up.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even the natural elements — water, air, earth and fire — want to romp with dear Parthenope.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Britina Cheng,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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Avoiding those problems, Feinberg carved out a niche as a distressed investor, less politely referred to as a vulture, who knew how to find meat on the bones of decaying businesses.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Staff and friends would often stay until the sun came up, laughing, dancing and playing cards.—
Brad Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some shouted and danced; others raced to the market immediately to buy maize.—
Erika Page,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
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Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.—
Mike Kupper,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2024
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“Kite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kite. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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