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as in predator
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 bastard
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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The division’s mascot is a cartoon buzzard, in apparent honor of their tendency to circle.
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
Long considered one of the oldest sports still practiced today, falconry has its participants, or falconers, train birds of prey (falcons, sometimes hawks, eagles or buzzards) to hunt wild game.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
For 10 days, the people of Tefé have awakened to a terrible sight: the carcasses of pink river dolphins floating in Lake Tefé, food for circling buzzards.
—Diana Durán, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
Dogs and buzzards fought over a dead cat in the middle of the street, directly across from an officer who watched the ferocious struggle from a barred window, twirling the ends of his moustache.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 July 2022
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
Long considered one of the oldest sports still practiced today, falconry has its participants, or falconers, train birds of prey (falcons, sometimes hawks, eagles or buzzards) to hunt wild game.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
For 10 days, the people of Tefé have awakened to a terrible sight: the carcasses of pink river dolphins floating in Lake Tefé, food for circling buzzards.
—Diana Durán, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
Dogs and buzzards fought over a dead cat in the middle of the street, directly across from an officer who watched the ferocious struggle from a barred window, twirling the ends of his moustache.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 July 2022
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“Buzzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzard. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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