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View definitions for preyed upon

preyed upon

adjective as in haunted

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Prosecutors say Mr Jeffries and his partner preyed upon "dozens" of vulnerable young men seeking careers in fashion and modelling, and exploited them for their own sexual pleasure between 2008 and 2015.

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Though previously preyed upon by jaguars, the latter have almost disappeared in Argentina, and now the rodents, which reproduce at a high rate, as many rodents do, have increased in population.

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The women, the judge said, "were preyed upon and targeted by a white supremacist who was acting upon his homicidal necrophilia".

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She was just 13 when she was preyed upon by 10 men.

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The Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights “looks forward to working with the district to redress serial perpetration, protect students with disabilities from being preyed upon, and ensure that district students can expect to focus on learning without unlawful sexual harassment,” said Lhamon, the office’s assistant secretary.

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

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