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Recent Examples of rapist
That same year, DeSantis also signed a bill that would allow child rapists to be executed, challenging existing U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Many key elements of Williams’s story remain impossible to confirm, but subsequent lawsuits and investigations have lent credence to the idea that one of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history operated unchecked because of police corruption.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
This maximum security facility houses the country's most brutal criminals, including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, and terrorists.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
At twenty-one, having long since left home for college, and driven by the desire to protect her siblings, Sinno became one of the rare victims in France to file a complaint against her rapist.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
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Romy Ellenbogen, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Many key elements of Williams’s story remain impossible to confirm, but subsequent lawsuits and investigations have lent credence to the idea that one of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history operated unchecked because of police corruption.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
This maximum security facility houses the country's most brutal criminals, including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, and terrorists.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
At twenty-one, having long since left home for college, and driven by the desire to protect her siblings, Sinno became one of the rare victims in France to file a complaint against her rapist.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapist
predator
Noun
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When the moment comes, however, Raphinha is a predator.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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The worms are also venomous, Verdes told the news outlet, and her research is still trying to understand what toxins are used to make the group of marine worms effective predators.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapist. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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