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Recent Examples of rapist
Brashers is a serial killer and rapist linked to several cases across the south, from Tennessee to South Carolina.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
In the mid-1970s, the tiny farming town of Visalia, California, was plagued by a serial ransacker and rapist.
—Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The seven-story limestone and copper mansion, which the 88-year-old disgraced comedian and accused serial rapist bought in 1987, was listed with Corcoran on Friday for $29 million.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
In 2008, Boston police received new evidence suggesting that whoever attacked Louise could be a serial rapist, a detective later said in court records.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
In the mid-1970s, the tiny farming town of Visalia, California, was plagued by a serial ransacker and rapist.
—Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The seven-story limestone and copper mansion, which the 88-year-old disgraced comedian and accused serial rapist bought in 1987, was listed with Corcoran on Friday for $29 million.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
In 2008, Boston police received new evidence suggesting that whoever attacked Louise could be a serial rapist, a detective later said in court records.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapist
Noun
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Dek is the weakest link in his warrior family, and the arrival of their father cements that fact; there is no sentimentality here as the elder predator orders Kwei to kill his brother and be done with him.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Things kick off with a bit of inter-family strife, involving a young predator named Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Last night’s edition of Weekend Update also featured the triumphant return of Bowen Yang‘s George Santos — still a con artist, but with a new notch on his belt as the Louvre robber.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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The donut shop robber (now known to be villain Lightningstruck) is on the prowl again.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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