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prey

noun as in target of attack

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In this case, unlike the scenario of not being eaten, your hope is the bike thief will move on to easier prey.

Many barges were stuck at sea and became easy prey for pirates.

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This is the longest known prey of a marine reptile from the dinosaur age, and may be the oldest direct evidence of a marine reptile eating an animal larger than a human, researchers report August 20 in iScience.

Bigger dingoes can hunt bigger prey, notes Letnic, which could have unknown impacts on Australian ecosystems.

The new cytosine-converting enzyme, however, was as lethal to mammalian cells as it was to bacterial prey.

And they prey on those that society will be least likely to believe.

As he relishes his triumph, a larger, grinning version of the man materializes in the background, eyeing his prey.

When it comes to protecting birds of prey, Illinois state law can be an ass.

Yes, Levine plays the role of a stalker and Prinsloo that of his “prey,” but she never comes across as a victim.

The trucking roads make it easier for predators to wipe out prey.

When a hungry lion is watching for prey, the sight of any animal will make him commence stalking it.

He usually seizes his prey by the flank near the hind leg, or by the throat below the jaw.

Now it seemed to crouch as though ready to spring, and I could hear the savage growling as of some beast of prey.

They appeared and vanished about the corners of the Islands and promontories like birds swooping after prey.

It was monstrous that this English damask rose should fall a prey to so detestable a person as the Comte de Lussigny.

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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prey, such as: casualty, chased, dupe, game, kill, and loot.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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