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Recent Examples of captor
Once caught, these birds will spend the next few hours with their captors, before being tossed off clifftops after sunrise.
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New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2025
The hostage was apparently forced to read a statement by his captors demanding an immediate ceasefire.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 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
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New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2025
The hostage was apparently forced to read a statement by his captors demanding an immediate ceasefire.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
Noun
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The jailer was said to have found blood on Bethea’s underwear when he was asked to disrobe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Falco is introduced to the world Kingstown as Nina Hobbs, the new warden running the prison where Kyle will be sent to.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit named the governor, the director and deputy director of the MDOC, and about three dozen employees, from corrections officers to the warden.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To complete the hat-trick just after half-time, one-on-one with the ’keeper, was great.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chapple said DynamoDB is a record-keeper that helps track user information and store key data.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both the deputy marshal and the suspect were transported to the hospital.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles — Two people were injured, including a US marshal, during an immigration enforcement operation early Tuesday in Los Angeles, the Department of Homeland Security said.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some have lost a parent or guardian and suddenly must navigate a world that feels uncertain and overwhelming.—
Laura Rivera,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both biological parents and those with parental responsibility over children, including legal guardians and foster parents, would be eligible for the exemption.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But cities tend to be where people go out looking for birds, trying to find them before the rats get them, or before custodians sweep them away.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Best Picture winner features Sally Hawkins as Elise, a mute custodian who works in a secret government facility that’s currently housing a strange fish creature (Doug Jones) who’s being studied by scientists and the military.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Who was Jan Broberg’s kidnapper Robert Berchtold?—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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