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Recent Examples of rapist
Rosenbaum said Trump and his officials are falsely claiming that the migrant sweeps are targeting murderers, rapists and other criminals.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Nearly 35 years later, McVey sat in the front row at her rapist's execution, per The Washington Post.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 20 July 2025
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit continued on — Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson was busting rapists.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
Investigators would need a more complete profile of the rapist's DNA.
—July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Nearly 35 years later, McVey sat in the front row at her rapist's execution, per The Washington Post.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 20 July 2025
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit continued on — Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson was busting rapists.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
Investigators would need a more complete profile of the rapist's DNA.
—July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapist
Noun
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Liverpool are simply higher up the food chain — although the apex predator remains Real Madrid, who captured Trent Alexander-Arnold from Anfield earlier in the summer.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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When the creature eventually gets munched on by a bigger fish, the concentration of DDT in the new predator's bloodstream only heightens.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the triple shooting would not result in homicide charges for an 18-year-old occupant of the apartment who fired back at two robbers, killing them, after another resident inside the home was gunned down.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Over the next 10 days, police would track the robbers’ movements throughout the Bay Area, linking them not only to a Piedmont home burglary two days before the bombing, but to a large, sophisticated West Coast heist crew that has raked in millions.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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