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Recent Examples of captor
Invariably, the constant tool of their oppression was the daily threat that if the workers reported their captors, the U.S. government would come for them.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Some of the victims met their captors in residences or hotel rooms.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Leah Byrne as Rose, staking out Merritt's captors Courtesy of Netflix
The penultimate episode of Dept. Q finally reveals the two people responsible for Merritt’s kidnapping: Ailsa Jennings and her son, Lyle.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2025
Several former hostages reported being threatened and said they were told that their captors would execute them if Israeli forces got close.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Some of the victims met their captors in residences or hotel rooms.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Leah Byrne as Rose, staking out Merritt's captors Courtesy of Netflix
The penultimate episode of Dept. Q finally reveals the two people responsible for Merritt’s kidnapping: Ailsa Jennings and her son, Lyle.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2025
Several former hostages reported being threatened and said they were told that their captors would execute them if Israeli forces got close.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
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But that did not happen, leaving nearly 140 Venezuelan migrants in the custody of jailers at a notorious Salvadoran prison known as the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fellow inmates told jailers that Fomby was the one who smuggled in the deadly drugs.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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All expressed their concerns, one way or another, to different officials within the facility, all the way up to the warden.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Joseph Gunja, a security consultant who previously worked as a warden for several federal prisons, says even small mistakes can lead to problems.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Another photo features a marshal with a long-range precision rifle mounted on a bipod, stationed on jagged ground with dramatic peaks in the backdrop.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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According to Brennan, the most troublesome law enforcement officers were 5,000 men deputized by the U.S. marshal.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Parents and guardians earning $200,000 a year or less are eligible to claim the full $2,000 credit per child through tax year 2025.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Researchers gave the species a new common name: the Palawan guardian frog.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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But unless data is truly replicated widely, availability still hinges on just a few custodians.—
Viktor Trón,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The showrunners have worked closely with the Preservation Society of Newport County, custodian of more than a dozen historic residences, to get the kind of access that’s rarely granted to film crews.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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