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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molester
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Advancements in ballistics analysis and cutting-edge DNA testing, combined with investigative genetic genealogy, were key to the breakthroughs, leading investigators across the country in their search for the serial killer and rapist.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Jennifer Carvalho is similarly fighting to prevent rapist Thomas Martinez Carvalho, who is now 54, from being released at his parole suitability hearing next year, according to reporting from KCRA.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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If the tormenters keep it up, grackles do eventually move.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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As a child, Heathcliff’s main tormenter is Cathy’s brother, Hindley, who physically abuses Heathcliff and forces him to work in the stables as a servant.—
Becky Little,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Quadrupling the population over the last three decades has required their relocation to three remote, predator-free offshore islands and the micromanaging of the parrots’ every romantic entanglement.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Buying into this ancient predator-prey superstition are the nonprofits Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife and Utah Wild Sheep Foundation.—
Ted Williams,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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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
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Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.—
Ernestine Nettles,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
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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
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As my experience showed, a heavy reliance on physical abuse makes for proficient torturers, not skilled interrogators.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Only one piece, Empress Eugenie’s crown, has been recovered after it was dropped during the robbers’ escape.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The group of four robbers was able to bypass security systems and used power tools to break into the Louvre to steal invaluable jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News after the robbery.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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The digital plague that has come over us is a serious problem and people are just starting to recognize that.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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Lack of evidence plagues investigation Investigators have combed Guthrie's home and the surrounding areas, but little physical evidence has been recovered.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Molester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molester. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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