rapists

Definition of rapistsnext
plural of rapist

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Noun
  • Mammoth remains round out the picture of an island once home to apex predators and massive herbivores sharing a landscape virtually unrecognizable to anyone walking through modern Taiwan.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The island’s ecology shifted, and the loss of those apex predators left a gap that persists to this day.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The play, which officially opens March 30 at the August Wilson Theatre, stars Bernthal as Sonny and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Sal, the Brooklyn bank robbers played by Al Pacino and John Cazale, respectively, in the film.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Windley and his family did their own investigations after his conviction to pin down the identity of the two robbers and pressure them to do the right thing and confess, hiring a private investigator to help them.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Rapists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapists. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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