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Recent Examples of rapist
The entry attributed to and apparently signed by Donald Trump invents an innuendo-heavy conversation between himself and Epstein, who was later revealed to be a serial rapist of girls as young as fourteen.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
After a decades-long investigation, police in California have identified a serial rapist who died by suicide in Michigan in 1997, linking him to multiple attacks in the state and across the country.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This is all on top of the late-night TV and social media posts mocking him, countless Democrats campaigning against him, and endless news and opinion articles calling him everything from a felon to a rapist to a threat to democracy to Hitler.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Investigators believe the attacker was likely a serial rapist.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
After a decades-long investigation, police in California have identified a serial rapist who died by suicide in Michigan in 1997, linking him to multiple attacks in the state and across the country.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This is all on top of the late-night TV and social media posts mocking him, countless Democrats campaigning against him, and endless news and opinion articles calling him everything from a felon to a rapist to a threat to democracy to Hitler.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Investigators believe the attacker was likely a serial rapist.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapist
Noun
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The other raises hers to threaten the predators approaching their position.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the slain robbers is Parker’s longtime accomplice Philly Webb (Thomas Jane), whose widow, Grace (Gretchen Mol), only half buys it when Parker promises to get her Philly’s share and ice his killer.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tales behind 9 historic Arizona hotels Arizona's oldest hotels faced natural and economic disasters, even a brush with bank robbers.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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