molesters

Definition of molestersnext
plural of molester

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molesters
Noun
  • Jill Connelly | Getty Images A New Mexico state court jury on Tuesday held Meta liable for nearly $400 million in civil damages after a trial where the state attorney general accused the Facebook and Instagram operator of failing to safeguard kids who use its apps from child predators.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Platform safety under fire During the trial, prosecutors argued that Meta’s systems, particularly its recommendation algorithms, could inadvertently connect predators with minors.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The prisoners got out and the saw the torturers.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 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
  • The two robbers and a passerby were also killed in a hail of gunfire at an intersection in Miramar, Florida.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • In the Winnetka home invasion, Police said the five robbers invaded a home after one of them posed as a food delivery driver carrying a brown takeout bag from Outback Steakhouse to get in.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 21 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2026.

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