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Recent Examples of slayer
The one-time slayer of Blockbuster now has a bona fide blockbuster theatrical hit.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Once a demon slayer, always a demon slayer.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
And thus, Rachel Reilly, a woman who found her husband inside the BB house, has become a showmance slayer.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
The Buffy revival will star Ryan Kiera Armstrong — best known for roles in the film Firestarter and Star Wars series Skeleton Crew — as a new slayer, alongside Gellar's original slayer.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Ryan Kiera Armstrong stars as the new slayer — an introverted high-school student named Nova — in the untitled Buffyverse offshoot, which Sarah Michelle Gellar executive produces in addition to reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Put that duck-slayer ego to the side and don’t be afraid to ask a few questions about conditions and hazards.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Once a demon slayer, always a demon slayer.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
And thus, Rachel Reilly, a woman who found her husband inside the BB house, has become a showmance slayer.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
The Buffy revival will star Ryan Kiera Armstrong — best known for roles in the film Firestarter and Star Wars series Skeleton Crew — as a new slayer, alongside Gellar's original slayer.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Ryan Kiera Armstrong stars as the new slayer — an introverted high-school student named Nova — in the untitled Buffyverse offshoot, which Sarah Michelle Gellar executive produces in addition to reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Put that duck-slayer ego to the side and don’t be afraid to ask a few questions about conditions and hazards.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slayer
Noun
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At least that is what the executioners have always claimed.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The regime executed 975 people last year—making Iran the world's top per capita executioner.—
Tom Ridge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Noun
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When the officer directed the man to the front of the station house for assistance, the suspect allegedly pulled out the butcher knife and attacked her but the officer was able to fight him off, Rivera said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Foothills is the sixth venture from the McKissicks, a local family whose business pursuits have evolved for the past two decades—from a farm to a butcher shop to this fresh iteration.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Slayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slayer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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