molesters

Definition of molestersnext
plural of molester

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for molesters
Noun
  • One of the predators can be heard colliding with his Sea-Doo, while others could be seen jumping across the surface, the video shows.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
  • These lawsuits represent the cases of children around the country who are alleged to have been groomed by predators on Roblox.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But as the crisis hurtles towards breaking point, the story rewinds, with viewers pulled inside the bank to relive the same events through the eyes of the robbers and their hostages.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Yet key dramatic moments—a shooting, the robbers’ realization that the bank vault is empty—occurred in a hallway invisible to the audience, described secondhand.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If the tormenters keep it up, grackles do eventually move.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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
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“Molesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molesters. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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