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Recent Examples of murderess
After Hunnam's turn leading the Monster franchise, Ella Beatty will step in for season 4 when the show focuses on Lizzie Borden, a 19th-century accused (but acquitted) murderess.
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
So the murderess Winterton runs into Oscar at the opera.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Once Upon a Time … helped launch the careers of Sydney Sweeney and Mikey Madison, the latter of whom went directly from a Manson murderess fried to a crisp by Rick Dalton’s movie prop flame thrower, to the Best Actress Oscar winner for Anora.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2025
This scandalous show tells the story of two murderesses, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who compete for headlines and fame.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2022
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
So the murderess Winterton runs into Oscar at the opera.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Once Upon a Time … helped launch the careers of Sydney Sweeney and Mikey Madison, the latter of whom went directly from a Manson murderess fried to a crisp by Rick Dalton’s movie prop flame thrower, to the Best Actress Oscar winner for Anora.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2025
This scandalous show tells the story of two murderesses, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who compete for headlines and fame.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderess
Noun
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The real horror is that the murderers are so thoroughly human.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Though detectives conclude that assassin cult members Ash (Jon Pointing) and Dee Dee (Maeve Courtier-Lilley) were the ones who killed Aaron, Paige revealed that the real killer was Ingrid.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Maduro is being held in the same federal jail in Brooklyn as accused assassin Luigi Mangione.—
Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Murderess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderess. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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