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Recent Examples of captor
The elder Hall’s indifference toward his son’s life shocks even his captor, prompting a bonding moment that softens the viewer’s perceptions of both men.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
The model was held captive for several days and left the farmhouse once with her captors to visit a local hiking shop and grocery store — a detail Ayling would later omit from her police interview.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Hermit gets knocked around in the melee, first by the monster and then by its would-be captor, the mysterious Maginot cyborg Morrow.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Making amends After escaping his captors, regaining his talismans, tracking down the rogue Corinthian (Boyd Holbrook), and dealing with a Vortex, S2 finds Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) rebuilding the Dreaming, which had fallen into disrepair during his long absence.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
The model was held captive for several days and left the farmhouse once with her captors to visit a local hiking shop and grocery store — a detail Ayling would later omit from her police interview.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Hermit gets knocked around in the melee, first by the monster and then by its would-be captor, the mysterious Maginot cyborg Morrow.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Making amends After escaping his captors, regaining his talismans, tracking down the rogue Corinthian (Boyd Holbrook), and dealing with a Vortex, S2 finds Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) rebuilding the Dreaming, which had fallen into disrepair during his long absence.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
Noun
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Press freedom groups rank China as the world's top jailer of journalists, with 112 journalists and media workers currently behind bars, alongside another eight in Hong Kong in the wake of Beijing's imposition of a national security law there in 2020.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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China is the world’s biggest jailer of journalists, with at least 124 media workers behind bars, RSF said.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the wardens.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Even after the state Supreme Court ordered her release, Bailey’s office told the prison warden to ignore the court’s order.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Norwegian striker first looped the ball over the keeper to give City the lead before later leaping highest to power home for his second after Monaco had equalised through a brilliant Jordan Teze finish.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lester Smith, who had been working at Abbey Road since 1970, was the keeper of Abbey Road’s microphone collection, which then totaled eight hundred–plus — all of them kept in good repair and still used to this day.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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Brian Carter, Paragould's fire marshal, announced his bid for the seat in July.—
Ella McCarthy,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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Boat parade marshal is NB native Actor and Newport Beach native Ted McGinley is this year’s grand marshal for opening night of the 117th annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Madeley will play Aunt Medora, Ellen’s former guardian.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Anna Madeley as Aunt Medora, Ellen’s lively, amoral aunt and former guardian.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Comey was, and is, doing what that NASA custodian was doing – serving his country with passion and pride.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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On May 18, 2022, Baker filed an affidavit requesting an arrest warrant for Skeet and three of his ranch hands, including Leroy Medlin, the county custodian at the time.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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After the woman brought Borges to the kitchen, the mother grabbed a knife and confronted the female kidnapper.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Although all signs point to the woman's lecherous boss as her kidnapper, Morgan is convinced the Game Maker is ultimately behind the crime.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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