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Recent Examples of jailer
Moreno is the jailer shown on the video kneeling on Johnson’s back, and Garcia was a supervisor.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
The county coroner, jailer and treasurer were Black, as was the register of deeds.
—Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
After being freed by his jailer to help fight off the ravenous walkers, Daryl grabbed his morning star weapon and proceeded to bash in the skulls of all approaching zombies.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Simmons was one of two jailers who sprayed pepper spray directly into Johnson’s mouth before another guard, Rafael Moreno, placed a knee on his back.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
The county coroner, jailer and treasurer were Black, as was the register of deeds.
—Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
After being freed by his jailer to help fight off the ravenous walkers, Daryl grabbed his morning star weapon and proceeded to bash in the skulls of all approaching zombies.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Simmons was one of two jailers who sprayed pepper spray directly into Johnson’s mouth before another guard, Rafael Moreno, placed a knee on his back.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailer
Noun
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Blackwell, the warden, even ordered a full search of Alcatraz on the off chance the men never actually left.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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Were you tempted to throw your warden into that number in some form or fashion?—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Noun
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So many doctors crowded into the room for the presentation that the fire marshal had to intervene several times to clear exit ways.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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The fire was quickly extinguished, but marshals soon learned that someone had intentionally set 12 small fires throughout the apartment.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The district also has 14 area security managers and about 90 armed guardians, positions that didn’t exist prior to Stoneman Douglas.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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The hackers are now requesting additional ransoms from individual schools for this data, as one Toronto district outlined in a letter this week to parents and guardians.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2025
Noun
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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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The school board approved the closing of three elementary schools and the elimination of 19 teaching jobs and more than 100 other jobs, including 25 custodians.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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To further preserve the complete privacy of the conclave, the support staff — including chefs, cleaners and custodians — all took an oath of secrecy, of which the punishment for breaking it is excommunication, CBS News reported.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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In the hallway, an unseen WLF guard barks at his squeamish companion (Vince Song) to ignore their captor's screams while Isaac works.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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The weary guard is subtler than other characters at pulling Henry’s strings, but Jerry needles his captor by surmising correctly that even his list of demands is Gene’s work.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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