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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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as in murderers
a person who kills another person
gunned down by hired killers
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Recent Examples of killers
Each episode explores how investigators used forensic evidence to bring killers to justice.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Many people have said the killers should be sentenced to death.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Stifel felt that the story that most interested him — what was going through these peoples’ minds, including the killers — could only be fictionalized since there’s no documentation of what exactly went on in the bakery that led to the killings.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
And yet, from a biological perspective, crocodiles aren’t chaotic killers.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The black widow is not only the namesake of an Avenger, but used as a term for female serial killers that take out their husbands and boyfriends, as black widow spiders sometimes eat their male partners.
—Eva Flowe
may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Men like the Paxton killers envisioned an American landscape stripped of its Indigenous inhabitants, where settlers could live on their land with their wives and children in peace and prosperity.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
As the killers approach, Mo sends Rainwater and Tate upstairs for safety and tucks his long braids away.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Many people have said the killers should be sentenced to death.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Stifel felt that the story that most interested him — what was going through these peoples’ minds, including the killers — could only be fictionalized since there’s no documentation of what exactly went on in the bakery that led to the killings.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
And yet, from a biological perspective, crocodiles aren’t chaotic killers.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The black widow is not only the namesake of an Avenger, but used as a term for female serial killers that take out their husbands and boyfriends, as black widow spiders sometimes eat their male partners.
—Eva Flowe
may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Men like the Paxton killers envisioned an American landscape stripped of its Indigenous inhabitants, where settlers could live on their land with their wives and children in peace and prosperity.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
As the killers approach, Mo sends Rainwater and Tate upstairs for safety and tucks his long braids away.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killers
Noun
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Folks who live close to data centers have reported headaches, vertigo, nausea, sleep disturbances, ear pain and hypertension, the institute website says.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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People in the trial reported similar side effects to those from mRNA Covid vaccines — flu-like symptoms including chills and headaches — that only lasted a couple of days.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The new episodes leave room for seriousness and depth amidst high jinks and naked murderers on the loose (seriously).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The murderers followed them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to kill and mutilate them, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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During the four-month primary campaign, Raman offered withering critiques of Bass’ first term, saying the mayor failed to act with urgency on homelessness, apartment construction, street repairs and the exodus of entertainment jobs from the region.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The unemployment rate among young people is about twice as high as the national average; and 40% of college grads who are working have taken jobs that don't require a college degree, like temporary or part-time gigs.—
David Pogue,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The bombshells, Gabriel from Brazil and Kayda from New Hampshire, arrive like sexy assassins and silently start making out with everyone standing on a red dot.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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His legacy as one of rap’s great subliminal assassins is one of the most impressive parts of his career.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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“Killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killers. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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