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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
The six-episode limited series fictionalizes the rise and fall of the sisters Arcángela and Serafina Baladro, who built an empire of brothels and became infamous for being the most ruthless and feared serial killers in the country.
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Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
So treat your crepe myrtles according to label directions with a systemic insecticide called bio advance tree and shrub insect killers.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
It can be loaded up with either long-term or short-term pain killers that are released when the material senses chemical stress from arthritis.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Naturally, there is once again an all-star cast of potential killers.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
At the outset of this meditative novel, a pair of out-of-work twins who are haunted by their parents’ histories as thieves and killers decide to go on a hunt for a puma that is terrorizing farmers and livestock in the highlands of Tasmania.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
One of the killers of curiosity is assumptions.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On the firearms and magazines used in the attack, the shooter scrawled the names of other mass killers, ranging from the Unabomber to the Columbine attackers to the Tree of Life synagogue shooter.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
One of California’s most notorious killers is back in the spotlight as a new documentary revisits his crimes and uncovers even darker secrets.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
So treat your crepe myrtles according to label directions with a systemic insecticide called bio advance tree and shrub insect killers.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
It can be loaded up with either long-term or short-term pain killers that are released when the material senses chemical stress from arthritis.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Naturally, there is once again an all-star cast of potential killers.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
At the outset of this meditative novel, a pair of out-of-work twins who are haunted by their parents’ histories as thieves and killers decide to go on a hunt for a puma that is terrorizing farmers and livestock in the highlands of Tasmania.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
One of the killers of curiosity is assumptions.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On the firearms and magazines used in the attack, the shooter scrawled the names of other mass killers, ranging from the Unabomber to the Columbine attackers to the Tree of Life synagogue shooter.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
One of California’s most notorious killers is back in the spotlight as a new documentary revisits his crimes and uncovers even darker secrets.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killers
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There have been several Republican senatorial candidates who have caused major headaches for the party.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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PaaS let developers skip infrastructure headaches.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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If drug traffickers are a legitimate target, well then why aren't rapists, murderers and child abusers?—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many have been fired from their jobs, disciplined, or publicly shamed for criticizing the conservative commentator.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Google began dropping degree requirements for a wide range of jobs in 2024, shifting focus to proof of skills and real-world projects.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The two Kill Bill films, while still about crime and criminals and ninja assassins, set themselves apart from his earlier works.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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