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Recent Examples of abuser
The third and fourth sections are, respectively, a somewhat non-traditional perpetrator and a man who seeks out his abuser many years later.
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The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Yet the surrounding circumstances aren’t exactly those of the average substance abuser.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026
Those records, which largely do not name Hamilton, show that his church conducted an internal investigation about the abuse, reported it to law enforcement after identifying the abuser and that Hamilton personally played a role in a report about additional abuse by the perpetrator.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Dirty John, a podcast about serial scammer and abuser John Meehan, had recently completed its circuit from 2017 LA Times investigation and partner podcast to Netflix documentary to TV drama starring Connie Britton and Christian Slater.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Doucet encouraged women to leave once their abuser makes the slightest error and the opportunity presents itself.
—Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Chris Brown is a serial abuser.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Coercive control refers to a pattern of acts and behaviors used by an abuser to limit another person’s freedom and control their life.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Two of the four friends — John Riley (Ron Eldard) and Tommy Marcano (Billy Crudup) — spot their former lead abuser, Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), in a restaurant and gun him down on the spot.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Yet the surrounding circumstances aren’t exactly those of the average substance abuser.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026
Those records, which largely do not name Hamilton, show that his church conducted an internal investigation about the abuse, reported it to law enforcement after identifying the abuser and that Hamilton personally played a role in a report about additional abuse by the perpetrator.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Dirty John, a podcast about serial scammer and abuser John Meehan, had recently completed its circuit from 2017 LA Times investigation and partner podcast to Netflix documentary to TV drama starring Connie Britton and Christian Slater.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Doucet encouraged women to leave once their abuser makes the slightest error and the opportunity presents itself.
—Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Chris Brown is a serial abuser.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Coercive control refers to a pattern of acts and behaviors used by an abuser to limit another person’s freedom and control their life.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Two of the four friends — John Riley (Ron Eldard) and Tommy Marcano (Billy Crudup) — spot their former lead abuser, Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), in a restaurant and gun him down on the spot.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abuser
Noun
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To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Going to a former colony as a white male Belgian filmmaker, going there as the former oppressor in a way, or having that heritage of the oppressor.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended up helping the federal government make their case.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Still, the star did not name her harassers.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else.—
Briana Mascaro,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Third-graders would learn about the Road to Damascus, which tells the story of Paul’s transformation from an early persecutor of Christians into a follower.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Third graders would learn about the Road to Damascus, which tells the story of Paul's transformation from an early persecutor of Christians into a follower.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, this distinction did more than pit pious Americans against an atheist enemy.—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Dassault’s Mirage fighter – and more recently the Rafale – can creep into enemy airspace, dogfight, drop bombs and launch cruise missiles.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Alongside the songstress, other attendees included main cast Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and Greta Lee, who voices main antagonist Lilypad in the film.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Leto has a long history of portraying antagonists.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Any comedian that’s good with dealing with hecklers lost to hecklers many, many times coming up.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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The outraged heckler with his face painted doesn’t represent most sports-watchers.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The former quarterback turned race-baiter, who shamed his White parents who adopted him.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Control of the criminal term was ceded to the race-baiters and radical left in an act of political mollification.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Abuser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abuser. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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