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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderesses
Noun
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Federal agents are currently roaming cities under the ruse of going after murderers and rapists but are instead pulling anyone who doesn't fit their idea of what an American looks like out of cars, homes and schools using thuggish methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists.—
Courtney Kube,
NBC news,
19 Jan. 2026
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Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the first season of action thriller A Shop For Killers, Kim Hye-jun starred as Jeong Ji-an, a college student who must fight off a bevy of highly skilled assassins while trying to get to the bottom of her uncle’s death.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This year, when healthy, Desharnais has been a physical force and one of the Sharks’ top penalty killers.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Black women don’t tend to be serial killers.—
Yohana Desta,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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