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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillager
Noun
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However, Entertainment Weekly has learned that DiCaprio is being eyed to portray Chris Shiherlis, the bank robber who was originally played by Val Kilmer in the 1995 film.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025 -
So no wonder that his engagement with the human cost of rapid industrialization in early 20th century Bohemia fed into his depiction in the novel of social conditions in robber-baron America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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All of them have been broken into by raiders over the centuries, their walls smashed or lids prised off despite once being locked shut with metal clasps.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Plus, Jude Law brings his movie star charisma as the swaggering pirate captain Jod Na Nawood, who helps the kids find their way back home (for reasons far from mere goodwill).—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Attendees are encouraged to dress in their best pirate costume.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pillager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillager. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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