1
as in headaches
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
weeding out that overgrown garden is going to be a killer
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2
as in murderers
a person who kills another person
gunned down by hired killers
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Recent Examples of killers
Investigators had little physical evidence to work with, and for 43 years, her killers walked free.
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Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
The bills aim to establish an elder parole program in the Empire State, among other changes that would result in the early release of killers.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Authorities reported finding unspecified quantities of cocaine and pain killers, according to Clark.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Those men are more often than not familiar to their victims, according to the study, which found that more than nine in 10 Black female victims knew their killers, with the majority of those killings being carried out with guns.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Police Chief Kathy Lester revealed few details from the investigation and pleaded with the public to share videos and other evidence that could lead to the killers.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Hagel, who has seen more time on the first power-play unit in the left circle, scored from the edge of the crease, slipping past the Canadiens penalty killers and tipping in Jake Guentzel’s pass from the right circle.
—Eduardo Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
As part of his guilty plea, Heuermann agreed to cooperate fully with the FBI’s behavioral analysis unit to help catch other serial killers.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Changes to state law meant that, unlike at the time of Kim’s trial, prosecutors are no longer able to argue a natural and probable consequences theory that anyone involved in the plot that led to Tay’s death could face the same charges as the actual killers.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
The bills aim to establish an elder parole program in the Empire State, among other changes that would result in the early release of killers.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Authorities reported finding unspecified quantities of cocaine and pain killers, according to Clark.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Those men are more often than not familiar to their victims, according to the study, which found that more than nine in 10 Black female victims knew their killers, with the majority of those killings being carried out with guns.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Police Chief Kathy Lester revealed few details from the investigation and pleaded with the public to share videos and other evidence that could lead to the killers.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Hagel, who has seen more time on the first power-play unit in the left circle, scored from the edge of the crease, slipping past the Canadiens penalty killers and tipping in Jake Guentzel’s pass from the right circle.
—Eduardo Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
As part of his guilty plea, Heuermann agreed to cooperate fully with the FBI’s behavioral analysis unit to help catch other serial killers.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Changes to state law meant that, unlike at the time of Kim’s trial, prosecutors are no longer able to argue a natural and probable consequences theory that anyone involved in the plot that led to Tay’s death could face the same charges as the actual killers.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killers
Noun
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The real story behind one of Texas’ biggest wildlife headaches starts with a decision the state made on purpose.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some journalists draw a line between the government's mounting headaches and its escalating attacks on the messengers of that news.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Why hadn’t any of her producers and writers over the years—a murderers’ row including Tove Lo, Julia Michaels, and the duo Monsters & Strangerz, of the Max Martin school—struck the vein of her personality?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The cast is a murderers row of British actors, and the twisting plot of the novel is full of introspection and doubt, which makes for a tight 127 minutes of shocking revelations told through stern and troubled looks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When people are priced out of their neighborhoods, they are pushed farther away from their jobs, schools and support systems.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Players are also connected with jobs via the team’s union.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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No wonder all these characters wanted to become assassins, Scott implies; they’re removed from reality by so many orders of magnitude that living, breathing fellow humans are just blurry images.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
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Mirrors were such a precious commodity in the heyday of the Venetian Republic that the assassins were dispatched to, well, dispatch any defectors who left La Serenissima and tried to take the secrets of creating that mesmerizing, reflective surface along with them.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killers. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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