molester

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Noun
  • And the rapist who prowled in her bedroom for 11 months was not a lone man, but an entire government, the government of Cuba.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Fresno man murdered children during police standoff Mass murderer and child rapist Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children in 2004 during a custody dispute that led to a police standoff in Fresno.
    Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Pedro Báez joined the Los Angeles pen in 2014 and assumed the role of Goldschmidt’s primary tormentor.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Brendan Carr, tormenter in chief of the broadcast networks, made his way around the room, as did Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO of Fox Corporation.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Without natural predators to keep the deer population in balance, the deer population first exploded.
    Mark VanderSchaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
  • In November, a shark killed a woman and seriously wounded a man at a national park beach on Australia's east coast in a rare instance of the predator attacking two people.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else.
    Briana Mascaro, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • On May 8, the alleged harasser, Alex Jenkinson, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court via live link and was ordered to stay away from several royal residences.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended up helping the federal government make their case.
    Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • His torturers shattered his hands and paraded him around the stadium, taunting him to try to play his guitar.
    Christina Hioureas, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The show is inspired by the true story of the man who became known as ‘Ireland’s most polite bank robber,’ and The Irish Independent podcast of the same name.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 May 2026
  • An alleged bank robber was taken into custody in Allegheny County thanks to a third grader's homework assignment, authorities said.
    Patrick Damp, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • And while the physical risks are well-documented — see the recent hantavirus outbreak, which originated with exposure to an infected rodent — experts caution that the psychological impact of this plague is significant.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • The effects of a strong El Niño can include flooding in some areas while drought, heat waves and wildfires plague other regions.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
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“Molester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molester. Accessed 26 May. 2026.

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