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Today’s word is prey, spelled prey.

prey /preɪ/ noun

an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal

The lion stalked its prey.

easy prey

someone who can easily be deceived or harmed

Too often elderly people are easy prey for swindlers and other criminals.

prey on somebody/something phrasal verb

if an animal or bird preys on another animal or bird, it hunts and eats it

Cats prey on birds and mice.

prey on somebody’s mind

to make someone worry continuously

The accident has been preying on my mind all week.

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The systemic health and economic disparities plaguing our country left the door wide open for COVID-19 to enter our midst, prey on our vulnerabilities, and wreak immeasurable damage upon millions of American families and businesses.

— Pamela Hymel, Fortune, "It’s time to make public health a priority for business," 27 Mar. 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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