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Recent Examples of captor
The man is then seen being cuffed by police as the crowd applauds his initial captors.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Nelson Mandela: Redefining Freedom Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela refused to let his captors define him.
—Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
What interested him most was why his captors had resorted to kidnapping him and his father in the first place.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Smart’s captors subjected her to rape daily, something that drove her to the point of contemplating suicide.
—Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Nelson Mandela: Redefining Freedom Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela refused to let his captors define him.
—Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
What interested him most was why his captors had resorted to kidnapping him and his father in the first place.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Smart’s captors subjected her to rape daily, something that drove her to the point of contemplating suicide.
—Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
Noun
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Otherwise, Americans may soon find themselves at the mercy of unaccountable corporate jailers.—
Andres Oppenheimer
July 30,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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One of the deaths mentioned is that of Anthony Johnson Jr., who was killed in the Tarrant County jail during an altercation with jailers in April.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Paul forms his team with the help of Caretaker (Chris Rock) and coach Scarborough (Reynolds), but must overcome the warden trying to fix the game while playing for personal redemption.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The company was hired to provide operational support for the facility, including camp managers, wardens, corrections officers and other administrative staff.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 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
Noun
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He was stopped by marshals at the door as Waterbury police arrived.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Aug. 2025
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In addition to supervising the state’s finances, the CFO oversees the insurance industry and serves as the state’s fire marshal.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Younger children must be registered by a parent or guardian and re-register upon turning 14.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Thomas is now representing Kevin Hunter, who takes issue with no longer being paid severance from his divorce, in a lawsuit that looks to replace Morrissey as Williams’ guardian and a court order mandating a reassessment of money owed to him.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Our government is the custodian of public trust and taxpayer funds and we as citizens have every right to insist on transparency and accountability.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Aug. 2025
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As custodians of the ultimate game of failure, baseball people are wired to fear the worst possible outcomes.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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