molester

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Noun
  • Curry, the acclaimed actor known for his roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and It, played serial killer and rapist Billy Flynn in the fifth and sixth seasons of the show.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Cooper neutralized the situation and detained the rapist.
    William Earl, Variety, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And her tormentors are all abruptly, painfully departing the scene or, at the very least, becoming ensnared in one humiliation after another.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Jeffrey Tambor is the corrupt Mayor of Whoville and the Grinch’s lifelong tormenter, Augustus May Who, who sets his hatred of Christmas in motion.
    Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Opening arguments begin on Monday in a high-profile trial brought by the state of New Mexico against Meta, which allegedly failed to safeguard apps like Facebook and Instagram from online predators who targeted child users, according to Raúl Torrez, the state's attorney general.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Regina is the teenage apex predator of North Shore High, always looking for an opportunity to bolster her impeccable popularity or take down a potential rival.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • As my experience showed, a heavy reliance on physical abuse makes for proficient torturers, not skilled interrogators.
    Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • How did robbers break into the Louvre?
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The man Cherry robbed went home and called police, providing a description of his robber that included the outfit, prosecutors.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Tourism dollars flowed in, even if the prettified Southern history being sold ignored the immoral plague that built its riches in the first place.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Ultimately, TrumpRx is not a serious attempt to fix the systemic issues that plague access to drugs at a price that is fair for all Americans.
    Ryan N. Hansen, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Molester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molester. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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