murderesses

plural of murderess

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Noun
  • There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • That year, even major characters and first-person narrators wound up dead, killed by strangers or friends or family members, often by parents, or serial murderers, or in accidents, usually right at the end at the story, no warning.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • These artisans, with their trade secrets, were kept on Murano, a cluster of islands just across the lagoon from the city, ostensibly as a precaution against fire, though the state would also send assassins after anyone who tried to leave.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Unfortunately, Daemon’s hired assassins killed Aegon’s young son Jaehaerys instead so any real possibility for a family reconciliation was lost.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Owner Dependency Can Destroy Value One of the most common deal killers Rutherford sees is owner dependency.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • An informant for the FBI quickly identified members of the Ku Klux Klan as her killers.
    Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
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“Murderesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderesses. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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