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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.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2025
The murderess’ abode becomes a secret refuge for Mercedes away from her sons and husband who fail to see her beyond her labor.
—Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
What was left to say about Graham, alternately judged a cold-blooded murderess and a wrongfully executed naïf?
—airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024
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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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2025
The murderess’ abode becomes a secret refuge for Mercedes away from her sons and husband who fail to see her beyond her labor.
—Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
What was left to say about Graham, alternately judged a cold-blooded murderess and a wrongfully executed naïf?
—airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024
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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However, this theory was later debunked when Edgar Patino, a married man who had impregnated Touma, was found to be her murderer, according to authorities.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Marissa, who doesn't want to live happily ever after with a kidnapper, liar, and murderer, sure does.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The government doesn't like to as a rule, like showcase of assassin artifacts.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Presidential assassins and all this dark stuff.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Murderess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderess. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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