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Recent Examples of abuser
Some remain financially dependent on their abuser, others have nowhere else to go.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Bucher said one of the department’s investigations has contributed to a criminal case that put an abuser behind bars, underscoring the importance of their work.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
One of them encouraged him to write a letter to his abuser.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
After killing his abuser, White served eight years in prison and later graduated from the USC film school.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Mullally’s appointment comes 11 months after the previous archbishop, Justin Welby, resigned after a damning report into his handling of the case of a prolific child abuser associated with the church.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
However, the process is slow and requires individuals to see a potential abuser one more time face-to-face.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
It is turned off by default—anything that can store this kind of history is something that a snooper or domestic abuser could access.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Perhaps, though, Kubrick's cold view of Jack and choice to diminish some of King's sympathetic nuances serve to heighten the terror; how much does knowing the complex motivations of a domestic abuser help their victims?
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Bucher said one of the department’s investigations has contributed to a criminal case that put an abuser behind bars, underscoring the importance of their work.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
One of them encouraged him to write a letter to his abuser.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
After killing his abuser, White served eight years in prison and later graduated from the USC film school.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Mullally’s appointment comes 11 months after the previous archbishop, Justin Welby, resigned after a damning report into his handling of the case of a prolific child abuser associated with the church.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
However, the process is slow and requires individuals to see a potential abuser one more time face-to-face.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
It is turned off by default—anything that can store this kind of history is something that a snooper or domestic abuser could access.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Perhaps, though, Kubrick's cold view of Jack and choice to diminish some of King's sympathetic nuances serve to heighten the terror; how much does knowing the complex motivations of a domestic abuser help their victims?
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abuser
Noun
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Natalie Portman stars as Evey, a young working-class woman rescued from the secret police by a masked freedom fighter known only as V (Hugo Weaving), who is leading a plot to take down the oppressors in dramatic fashion.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Despite Republican efforts to identify their party with Israel and to tag Democrats as providing aid and comfort to its enemies, younger evangelical Christians are breaking with their parents on the issue, seeing Israel as an oppressor rather than as a victim.—
David M. Halbfinger,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The overwhelming majority of experts dispute that torture actually works as an interrogation technique, arguing that any information that comes out of it is unreliable as people under duress will say anything needed to convince their torturers to stop.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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It might have been produced, and not merely set, in a torturer’s basement.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Initially, the Kruegers complained to police, but were told there was nothing the authorities could do unless the harasser tried to harm them physically.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The grounds once housed the elaborate palace of first century Roman Emperor Domitian, a persecutor of Christians.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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When integrated into multiple systems, the Tactical Edge Electromagnetic Solutions (TEEMS) can jam enemy systems with speed and precision.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Netanyahu said the country would continue trying to bring home the bodies of Israelis still being held across enemy lines, such as Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy hung in Damascus in 1965.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Crowley’s Schenk also started out as an office antagonist for Luther, but the pair worked out an arrangement where Crowley could help from within the police force.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Fans of the franchise will recall that Garcia is no stranger to playing an antagonist.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some members of the audience booed the heckler.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bostwick's character is famously called an a**hole by the film's hecklers.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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Judging by the public reaction, this was only the endgame for the royal race-baiters.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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For many Democrats, however, Kirk was an offensive rage-baiter and the face of the MAGA movement's combative style.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Abuser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abuser. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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