molester

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Noun
  • No longer is Cady an unrepentant rapist whom the lawyer Sam sent away, horrified by Cady’s violence and concerned about what men like Cady could do to Bowden’s own teenage daughter.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Serial Westport rapist Gary Lee Jackman has died, according to an announcement from the Missouri Department of Corrections.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • But her primary tormenter, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested last year under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
    William Earl, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • So Jacob is now related to his tormentor.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • In Britain, all the large predators had long since been exterminated and the smaller ones (like foxes) were ruthlessly persecuted.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
  • Adorned with almost graphically violent labels showcasing alpha predators -- a shark, a grizzly, an orca, a lion and some sort of particularly angry bird of prey -- the bottles are a far cry from the placid villas and languorous ladies plastered across so many wines.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • There is just no defending that behavior, and the harasser/scumbag should walk the plank, so to speak.
    Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Still, the star did not name her harassers.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The robber then fled on foot each time.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • The Fort Worth Police Department has put out a public assistance request to find victims of a robber who is believed to have stolen more than 10 phones since early June.
    Mary Ella Hastings June 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.
    Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • That aspiration has become increasingly elusive to many Americans over the last decade as home prices remain near record highs and supply shortages plague much of the country.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • She’s now caught in the middle of a deadly magical plague and high-stakes political drama.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
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“Molester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molester. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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