KILLERS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

killers

noun

plural of killer

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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a person who kills another person gunned down by hired killers

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Recent Examples of killers Neighbors who alerted the city believe the tree-killers likely struck on Saturday. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026 Despite never being convicted for a crime related to the bodies found on his property, authorities believe that Baumeister is one of the country’s most prolific serial killers, with over one dozen victims. — Forbestv, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Why don’t serial killers use massive, destructive storms to cover up their crimes? — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 The series starred Melissa Roxburgh as a former FBI profiler who leads a team assembled to hunt down escaped killers who fled a mysterious prison. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Fertilizers, weed killers and pesticides sit right where your dog sniffs and walks. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Because dogs stay low and sniff constantly, fertilizers, weed killers and insecticides reach them easily. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 The Inglourious Basterds star's latest movie Ice Cream Man follows a suburb that descends into chaos when a mysterious ice cream man's treats turn children into homicidal killers. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 An informant for the FBI quickly identified members of the Ku Klux Klan as her killers. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

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Oshea Orchid, a local lawyer, filed the first class-action lawsuit in 2023 against the operators of the county’s second-largest landfill, alleging the fumes were sickening her neighbors, causing headaches and heart palpitations.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Body mists are usually an easy win for anyone prone to headaches.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 11 July 2026

Definition of headaches

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Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles and rapists.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026

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Achieving growth relies on businesses of all sizes expanding where there’s confidence and capacity, leading to more jobs and a broader tax base.

— Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Despite the availability of commuter buses and Metrolink rail services, many still drive to jobs in Los Angeles and surrounding communities because of differing work schedules and the need to travel to places not close to public transit stops.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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Lucky Number Slevin, a movie about mistaken identity, rival crime syndicates, and assassins, was, for some reason (Josh Hartnett), one of the comfort movies of my childhood.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 July 2026
These artisans, with their trade secrets, were kept on Murano, a cluster of islands just across the lagoon from the city, ostensibly as a precaution against fire, though the state would also send assassins after anyone who tried to leave.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026