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Recent Examples of murderess
What was left to say about Graham, alternately judged a cold-blooded murderess and a wrongfully executed naïf?
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airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024
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
That herbalist turns out to be… murderess and blood-magic aficionado Geillis Duncan, played once more by Lotte Verbeek!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
Frances McDormand as an Edith Piaf–singing animal murderess!
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024
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
That herbalist turns out to be… murderess and blood-magic aficionado Geillis Duncan, played once more by Lotte Verbeek!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
Frances McDormand as an Edith Piaf–singing animal murderess!
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for murderess
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderess
Noun
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Unlike other horror movies, there's no villain on screen; there's no murderer with a mask or a monster in the woods.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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When they are reunited again after Sang-wol’s release, Sang-wol struggles to find work because of her label as a murderer.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
30 June 2025
Noun
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PlayStation 5 Games Deals The Assassin's Creed franchise has been a staple in gaming consoles for nearly 20 years now, and Shadows, the latest iteration, furthers that tradition with a game that puts players behind Naoe, a shinobi assassin, and Yasuke, a legendary samurai.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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The details of how these would-be assassins got so close are still shrouded in mystery.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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“Murderess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderess. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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