molester

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Noun
  • No one wants a child rapist on the streets, but the issue is more complicated than one case, argues columnist Anita Chabria.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • British media have reported that murderer and rapist Anthony Russell, 43, was responsible for the attack that ultimately led to Huntley's death.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Our tormentor is angry the state chose Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 and has not met his demands to stop mail-in voting and release his supporter and fellow election denier Tina Peters from prison.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Gisèle Pelicot divorced her tormentor when the abuse came to light in 2020.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But Wattley is right that condemning elderly parole based on the monstrous deeds of these child predators is shortsighted.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • At least two places for wildlife to find shelter from the weather and predators are also required.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, that conservative approach is often wrecked by QB harassers such as Lawrence and Williams, part of a defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in sacks.
    Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Mahmoudian decided to help his torturer.
    Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The film, which looks at a former political prisoner who considers violent revenge against his prison torturer, was co-written by Panahi, Mahmoudian, Nader Saeiver and Shadhmer Rastin.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Many South African farms are ringed in barbed wire and outfitted with security cameras; one of the migrants told me a story about confronting armed robbers.
    Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The result — from the tunnels carved out by tomb robbers to the trains that run day and night — is a cinematic gift for the senses and specifically, to paraphrase one of the more philosophical characters, about our understanding of time’s ability to both preserve and destroy.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Bus accidents plague Nepal’s mountain regions, due to narrow roads, poorly maintained vehicles and difficult terrain.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • When viewers first met Robby, the man was a nervous wreck, lost in inescapable memories of the ER’s plague years.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Molester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molester. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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